Sharon Sanford expanded her duties in 2006, becoming sports supervisor for rowing and men's and women's swimming. Sanford also oversees the coordinator of student-athlete services and the coordinator of student-athlete housing. Sanford joined the UB athletic department in June of 2002 as a Special Assistant to the Athletics Director, taking responsibility for various community outreach initiatives, such as the Corporate Community Care Program and the Speakers Bureau, community service projects and the implementation and execution of the department's diversity plan, including diversity workshop facilitation. Sanford began working at UB in August of 1993 as the Coordinator of Student Support Services in the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs, and in 1999, was promoted to the Director of the Office of Student Multicultural Affairs. A Buffalo native, Sanford holds a bachelor's degree in economics and a master's degree in student personnel administration, both from Buffalo State College. Sanford and her husband Marvin reside in Williamsville with their three sons, Marvin II, Joseph and Cody.