Faces: Sherri Van Pelt

The first in this series introduces..... 

Sherri Van Pelt

Vice President of Development and Communications at Glenwood & 
my Girl Scout Gold Award Advisor

Sherri Van Pelt is a three time graduate of the University of Alabama at Birmingham holding degrees in psychology, occupational therapy and public administration. She joined Glenwood’s leadership team in 2011.  As the vice president for development and communications, she leads an extraordinary team of highly skilled professionals and is responsible for supporting Glenwood’s mission through community relations, communications, volunteer programs and philanthropic funding. She has been professionally involved in the health care community for more than 30 years as an occupational therapist and as an executive leader in the nonprofit community.  Highly involved in the community, Sherri is an avid supporter of the arts, cancer research and community programming for individuals with disabilities.  In her free time she can be found in her studio working as a glass artist and enjoying time with her family and friends.

The bio above is from www.glenwood.org, but I know her from church.
Sherri Van Pelt is a creative, energetic person that meets everyone with a smile and compassion.  I see her and her husband, Pete, enjoying their two grandchildren, Molly and Benjamin, at church on Sunday.  She is very involved in the community and is an advocate for many.   As you can see when I was searching for my Gold Award project for Girl Scouts I immediately thought of her.  Mrs. Van Pelt is a friend to me.  Thank you Mrs. Van Pelt for your out-stretched arms.

Just for Fun:
Cat or Dog?   No cat or dog at the current time!

If you could have a superpower what would it be? If I had a superpower it would be to slow down time so that I could fit more into a day! I often feel like the clock moves like the ones in cartoons where the hands just fly around!

Favorite bedtime book or story?I love to read Pinkalicious books with Molly and truck books with Benjamin! My personal bedtime reading is usually about glass art!