Sherry is a graduate of Western University with an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in Anthropology (specializing in Linguistics) with a minor in Psychology. A life-long student who loves to study and learn new things, she is currently continuing her education through the University of Manitoba’s extended education program, completing a certificate in Academic Advising.
Sherry has been married to her husband for 22 years, and together they have four amazing teenage and young adult children.
Over the past 17 years Sherry has worked in an education setting, home educating her four children, being a co-op teacher, providing tutoring, and working as a Home Education Consultant with various families in Southwestern Ontario. Within this sector, her primary role has been to home educate her four children through to the completion of high school. Her three eldest children have each successfully transitioned to post secondary school studying in a variety of fields including Criminal Justice & Psychology; Engineering; and Fire Fighting. With one remaining high school student at home, Sherry looks forward to having increased time and capacity to begin to re-engage in the workforce outside of the home.
Sherry enjoys playing and engaging in a variety of sports including playing softball, volleyball, downhill skiing, and biking. She also loves cooking, gardening, hiking, camping, and being in nature as much as possible. She has a musical background and enjoys listening to a wide variety of music. Sherry also loves engaging with people in her local church, through sport, and in her community.
Sherry believes that it is important for each person to use their gifts and strengths to maximize effectiveness and efficiency in whatever they are doing as each person works together to extend God’s kingdom. Her desire is to support the team of clinicians at Tina J. Smith and Associates with her administrative experience, skills, and abilities, so that they are freed up to maximize their clinical work with clients. She believes that as we all work together according to our strengths, we will have a fun and high functioning team that will be a great blessing to each other and to the clients we serve.