Cheri began her career as a licensed secondary teacher, then joined the finance and insurance industry in 2006 as a customer service representative for a financial firm. In that role, she assisted clients and brokers with questions regarding retirement products. Over the last 17 years, she’s gained a wide range of industry experience, from processing withdrawals and investment changes to making policy changes and managing commercial lines business.

Cheri, married to a seafarer and mother of one, expanded her family by adopting five Siberian huskies and two green turtles.