Cheri, a native of Iowa, graduated from the American Institute of Business (AIB) in Des Moines and worked for many years as a court reporter.  She also holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Social Psychology from Regis University in Denver, Colorado.

Cheri graduated from Colorado Clown College in March of 1998.  She is a member of the World Clown Association and the National Storytelling Network.

Cheri is a member of the Denver and Jeffco Spellbinders and has been a Spellbinder since the fall of 2000, www.spellbinders.org.

Cheri is a frequent guest/storyteller on KRFC in Ft. Collins, 88.9 FM, 6:30 p.m. with Host Katy Little -- Katy's Tales, www.krfcfm.org.

Additionally, Cheri has been a guest on KGNU in Boulder (Community radio for Boulder and the Front Range), 88.5 FM (Boulder), 1390 AM (Denver), 93.7 FM (Ward/Nederland), 8 p.m. with Host Eric Patterson -- Keeping Alive the Oral Storytelling Tradition, www.kgnu.org.

Cheri has led workshops called Bringing Stories to Life Through Music for the National Convocation of Spellbinders, Denver, Colorado, in the fall of 2003 and Jeffco Spellbinders in March of 2005.

Cheri, along with fellow entertainer, Sunny Marie, produced and directed the first "OLLIE, OLLIE, OXEN FREE" Story Slam in the Lakewood area in March of 2006.  This event was featured in the July 2006 issue of the national publication of STORYTELLING MAGAZINE for Local Ingenuity.  Ollie had an amazing 3-year run before ending after the March 2008 production.

Cheri lives with her husband, Tom, and their dog, Ginger, on Green Mountain.