As a long-time resident of the CSRA and a graduate of Richmond Academy and Augusta State University, Sherry is an expert in the area. She taught in the Richmond and Columbia County school systems for 12 years and has 13 years of outside sales experience with the local newspaper, The Augusta Chronicle. Sherry knows the local community and is involved in many organizations such as the Columbia County Chamber, United Way of the CSRA, Kiwanis Club of Augusta, Sales and Marketing Board for the Builders Association of Augusta, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and a State Director for the local board of Realtors.