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Sherry is a member of the Rotary Club of Kamloops West since 1999. She is a Past President 2007-2008 and ADG 2009-2011. Sherry was born in Hamilton Ontario and grew up in the lower mainland of British Columbia graduating at Vancouver Langara College with a graphic design and marketing diploma.
Sherry and her husband Jim have no children but many nieces and nephews in the Lower mainland to share in family values. Sherry has spent most of her career life in advertising and marketing owning a successful advertising/graphics business before moving to Kamloops in 1998. They married in 1998 and a year later Sherry changed her career to sales in the security field. Sherry has worked for Chubb Edwards Security since 2000 attaining the President’s Club five years in a row. Jim is a manager for a large Canadian Corporation. They are avid golfers, travellers, love good wine and can be seen motorcycling.
Sherry and Jim first volunteered with Crime Stoppers as directors, Sherry in Vancouver and both quickly joined Kamloops and District Crime Stoppers to later become presidents.
In 2001 after attending her second Rotary district conference she became aware of the many opportunities to serve internationally and went on her first international project with the Guatemala Textbook Project Team, being the first Canadian to do so. From this experience, her passion leads her on other projects in Thailand known as the Children of the Golden Triangle initiative and went back 7 more times to help. Other projects were accomplished in Brazil, Mexico, Vietnam, and Nicaragua. Both Thailand and Brazil have been featured in The Rotarian and the Rotary Video Magazine.
Sherry has completed the RLI, RIC and VISION programs and has been a facilitator for all including PETS. Sherry and Jim have hosted five exchange students plus a GSE team leader. They have welcomed visiting Rotarians through the Rotary Home Hosting Fellowship. She has received Rotarian of the Year in her club twice, a District Foundation Award and is a Bequest/Paul Harris Society Member and became a Major Foundation Donor. Sherry currently volunteers as a Zone 24 Rotarian Action Group for Peace membership director and hopes more members will join forces for the good of Rotary and for world peace goals.
The area enjoys a four-season climate, with generally warm summers and mild winters. Agriculture, agribusiness, recreation, and tourism are the primary economic activities, along with a rapidly growing wine industry.
