Cheryl’s clinical focus has been in underserved areas with vulnerable populations. She provides clinical oversight of the work being done at the NNCC regarding state and national nursing policy, advocacy for nurse led care and educational programs for upcoming payment reform. Cheryl earned her BA from the University of Connecticut and a combined Masters in Nursing and Masters in Public Health from the Yale Schools of Nursing and Medicine concurrently. Cheryl is currently a Doctoral candidate in the Nursing Leadership track at Regis University in Colorado.