Born and raised in Montreal, Quebec, Shari Becker attended Concordia University's well-regarded communications program. After graduation, she worked at a small film and television production company, but yearned to work in children's T.V. So she moved to New York City in 1995 to pursue a Master of Arts in Children's Media at New York University. She worked at Nickelodeon as an Associate Producer after completing her degree and has written for kids and parents online, on-air and in print.