Sharmaine LaMar

General Counsel and Chief Legal Officer, Swarthmore College

Sharmaine "Shar" B. LaMar is General Counsel at Swarthmore College and also serves as Secretary of the Board of Parrish, LLC, which oversees Swarthmore College's Inn and Restaurant. She has served multiple roles at Swarthmore, including: Interim College Secretary; Assistant Secretary; Interim Vice President for Human Resources; Assistant Vice President for Risk Management and Legal Affairs; Coordinator of Staff Development Programs; Director, Equal Opportunity; and EO/Title IX Officer. Prior to her service at Swarthmore, Shar served as Director of Multicultural Life at Saint Joseph's University. Over her career, Shar has been a panelist, moderator and facilitator of multiple sessions at higher education institutions, programs and events. Shar obtained her Bachelor's degree from Saint Joseph's University and her J.D. from the University of Richmond School of Law.