Postal Veteran Sharon Owens To Retire

Sharon Owens, Vice President, Pricing and Costing, will be retiring effective April 30, after an exemplary 31-year career with the United States Postal Service.

Sharon has served for ten years in her current role, overseeing the combined costing and pricingteams in Finance, with responsibility for regulatory reporting and published pricing for domestic and international shipping, mailing and services, and supporting Negotiated Service Agreements pricing.

She has testified before the Postal Regulatory Commission on multiple occasions supporting costing models and pricing policy.

With previous experience as acting vice president, Sales; and prior to that as an executive in Industry Engagement and Outreach, Sharon maintained a strong customer mindset, actively engaging with major mailers and shippers through the Mailers Technical Advisory Committee (MTAC}, the Postal Customer Council (PCC) network, and the National Postal Forum (NPF). She oversaw an overhaul of the MTAC format, and coordinated Postal Service participation in four NPFs, and three National PCC Week observances. She was a regular presenter at MAILCOM.

Sharon is well respected and trusted among industry stakeholders, where she has strengthened Postal Service partnerships by providing timely guidance on price changes.

Beginning her USPS career in 1995 as an economist, Sharon’s first executive role came in 1999 when she was named Finance Manager of the Expedited and Package Services business unit in Atlanta, Georgia. Sharon quickly became known as a strong, action-oriented leader, leading the launch of many products and services. Operationally, Sharon served twice as a district manager, in Greater South Carolina and Northern Virginia, and as the officer in charge of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sharon has been an outspoken and passionate advocate for the United States Postal Service and a champion of developing people. She managed with respect and a mindset of continuous improvement, always aiming to achieve the objective, not just hit the numbers. She will be remembered by many for always having time to participate in a career conversation or provide a word of encouragement.