Originally from Indianapolis, Sherry worked under Cardinal Bernadin while studying at CTU. After graduation, Sherry was prepared and sent as a lay missionary for Arua Catholic Diocese in Uganda by Edwina Gately’s Volunteer Missionary Movement. Though her intention was a two-year commitment, she is now in her 28th year—serving as a consultant to what is now fully Ugandan leadership. Sherry’s ministry in Arua has included teaching, adapting texts for training centers, building a pastoral center and founding a diocesan radio.

In August 2019, Sherry’s work was featured in an article in America Magazine.