Sherrie was born and raised in Charleston, West Virginia with four sisters, and their family traveled extensively due to her Dad’s unique self-employed international business of dismantling large obsolete power plants. She has lived and attended schools in Seattle, Washington and Coral Gables, Florida among many other states that she’s lived for  short periods of time. She pursued her higher education at the University of Charleston where she began studies in early childhood education. After only two years, she decided to attend a business college while working part time. Later, inspired by her aunt and uncle who were missionaries in Peru, South America she moved to Texas to spend quality time with their family when they were on a hiatus. During her year-long stay, she attended a school of cosmetology.