Cheryl has served as President of the Community Foundation for the past seven years. Other experience includes advising city government on Charter City strategy and public programs and chairing school bond measures and parcel tax campaigns. Cheryl has lived in Lafayette since 1994 and raised two children here. Cheryl is a litigation attorney focusing business litigation and transactional matters at Bowles & Verna LLP in Walnut Creek.  She received her B.A. in Political Science from California Polytechnic University and her J.D. from the University of San Diego.