Cheryl served six years as an executive on the Nursing Practitioner Association of Alberta. Her leadership has helped to identify and address extant barriers to NP practice and to advance the nursing profession as a whole. Cheryl has contributed to important regional document and reports, which are broadly shared across the country and influence policy decision-making. Her co-authored report, “Rural Health Services Review” focuses on the increased role of nursing, in particular nurse practitioners, in providing primary health services in Alberta.