Cheryl has been in the education field for over 30 years. She received her Bachelor degree and Michigan teaching certification from Central Michigan University. She achieved a Master’s Degree in education from California State University.
Cheryl was coordinator for the St. Joseph Mercy Health Exploration Station, the only interactive health education center in Michigan for the past 23 years. She collaboratively developed and implemented their Drugs 101 and Vaping 101: What's Important to Know programs.
She received the Health Educator of the Year award from the National Association of Health Education Centers in 2004.
She currently serves as co-chair on her local school districts' Health Advisory Board.