Cheryl joined United Way of Central Iowa in August 2017. She works closely with Kate, UWCI colleagues, and community partners coordinating UWCI’s initiatives while supporting our education goals & strategies to maximize our collective impact in our community.
She began her career in education as a classroom teacher and coaching girls’ basketball and softball. Cheryl’s classroom experience spanned grades 2, 3, 4, & 6 before becoming a learning resource center teacher (technology, library, and GT). Her leadership experiences included serving as an instructional coach and finally as Dubuque Schools K-12 District Coordinator of Gifted & Talented, Advanced Placement, Measures of Academic Progress, and the Arts. Cheryl also coordinated the UD for Kids Summer Enrichment Program for the University of Dubuque. Cheryl was an instructor through the Keystone Adult Learning program. She ended her school career as principal in Waterloo. Cheryl earned her BA at Loras College and her MAE in the Education of Gifted and PK-12 Principalship, Director of Special Education from the University of Northern Iowa.