Scharla Paryzek-Woods is an Area Director for Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence, Kansas (BGCLK). She oversees the BGCLK programs at Hillcrest Elementary and Sunset Hill Elementary. Scharla began a career in the nonprofit sector after earning her MA in History and a graduate certificate in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) from the University of Kansas in December 2014. Scharla also earned a BA in History and Literature from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas.