Upper Iowa University named Shari Robertson as its Head Volleyball Coach in the Spring of 2008. For the last two years, Robertson has served as the Senior Women's Administrator and Assistant Athletic Director for Recruiting. Robertson has also been instrumental in Upper Iowa's Smart Choices Grant which encompasses both the Balancing Alcohol Choices group and Life Skills program through the NCAA. Robertson also acts as one of two advisors for the Student Athlete Advisory Committee.

Before coming to Upper Iowa, Robertson served as the Graduate Assistant for the volleyball program at Loras College for two years. The former Division I standout played at Loyola University of Chicago from 1999-2003 as a middle blocker and earned both all-conference and all-region recognition. Robertson was a part of two teams that earned automatic berths to the NCAA Division I tournament (1999/2000). Robertson was named captain prior to her senior season and was named the 2002-03 Loyola Female Athlete of the Year.

Robertson graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in Marketing from Loyola in 2003 and a Master's Degree in Athletic Administration from Loras in 2006. The Peacock volleyball coach lives in Sumner, Iowa with her husband Wade.