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She was a member of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations (ASCAC) and Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), as well as professionally affiliated with the African Studies Association, Middle Eastern Studies Association, National Women's Studies Association and Global African Presence WebRing.
She interned with TransAfrica Forum in Washington, DC and wrote position papers and conducted research on topics of the African Union. Additionally, she was a regular participant in conferences around history and presented her papers on related topics.
In support of human rights and civil rights, Maryam Sharron took part in anti-war and anti-poverty marches in Washington, DC and Chicago and supported organizations with missions around those topics by volunteering or donation.
She was an active volunteer with the Black Star Project's Saturday University in Chicago, teaching elementary-aged students on the weekends. Maryam Sharron was also a volunteer service member with the U.S. Peace Corps and taught English to teachers, highschool-ers and college students in Uzbekistan.
Maryam Sharron encouraged educational opportunities and regularly drew up detailed notes, e-journals and lists of resources to give to students and anyone she thought would benefit from scholastic information. She was dedicated to community service and to empowering youth with information on college admissions, scholarships, or Black history. So much so that even when her illness recurred, sometimes with full blown symptoms, she still summoned up the internal strength to attend and contribute to education panels and events.