Katie Sharp is a DMA student at The Ohio State University, studying with Katherine Borst Jones. Sharp currently serves as a graduate teaching associate in flute, and has previously served as a GTA in music theory and aural skills training as well as musicology. Sharp graduated with her MM from Ohio State in 2024, and received her BM from Baldwin Wallace University in 2022. With over five years' teaching experience, she maintains an active studio and works with local schools as a clinician. She has worked with students of all ages, meeting them where they’re at to grow a lifelong passion for music. Sharp’s other primary flute teachers include George Pope, Randy Hester, and Dr. Nicole Charles.

Aside from teaching, Katie Sharp serves as president of both the Central Ohio Flute Association and the Graduate Music Student Association. She is an active performer in Columbus, regularly serving as a substitute musician with several orchestras across Central Ohio including Worthington Chamber Orchestra, Collegium Musicum, and the Columbus Symphony. Sharp has earned numerous awards as a soloist throughout her career, including co-winner of the 2021 PANdemonium4 Virtual Flute Competition Collegiate Division, winner of the 2022 Ohio State Undergraduate/Master's Concerto Competition, and most recently placed second in the 2025 Central Ohio Flute Association Young Artist Competition.