Sheri’s connection to wild places took shape during her college summers exploring the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park. At age 21, she embarked on her first Himalayan trek in Nepal, igniting a lifelong passion for adventure travel and conservation-focused exploration. She soon began leading backpacking expeditions in Washington, Australia, Fiji and Hawaii.

Sheri earned her degree from Huxley College of the Environment, where her studies emphasized ecology and environmental stewardship. Following graduation, she launched her field career monitoring seabirds in Puget Sound and later taught forest and stream ecology at Olympic Park Institute.

Over the next 25 years, Sheri built a diverse career as a teacher, naturalist and Expedition Leader, guiding and instructing throughout Montana, Yellowstone, Glacier, Colorado, Washington, Alaska and Hawaii. She lived on Kauai for nearly two decades, working as a ranger with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and becoming deeply immersed in Hawaiian culture. During this time, she founded a local chapter of the Surfrider Foundation and worked with NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service, monitoring green sea turtle nesting behavior from a remote field camp at French Frigate Shoals in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands—an experience she considers a career highlight.

Sheri began guiding for Natural Habitat Adventures in 2015, serving as an Expedition Leader in Hawaii, Churchill, Canada and Baja, Mexico. She now works as a Nat Hab Adventure Specialist, where she continues to connect travelers with meaningful wildlife experiences.

When home on Washington’s Olympic Peninsula, Sheri enjoys cold-water swimming in the Salish Sea, gardening and exploring the Olympic and Cascade backcountry.