Sherie Luevano, a US national, is pursuing an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Trinity Washington University. Sherie, 44, was born and raised in New Mexico and has three children, two now adults. She moved to the DC area to join her family and become a licensed counselor. She plans to provide mental health counseling in the area and eventually open a therapeutic daycare center.
Sherie obtained a BA in psychology at New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas. She worked for the Santa Fe County Corrections Department, becoming Acting Director for the Adolescent Residential Treatment Center. As a Lead Life Skills Worker in Corrections, she managed over 20 employees. While raising her third child, she opened a child daycare program where he and other families’ children could enjoy quality, affordable care. She worked with the State of New Mexico Children, Youth, and Families Department (CYFD) division of Child Protective Services, as a Program Manager in the Domestic Violence Unit, advocating for victims of domestic violence. At CYFD, Sherie also helped implement statewide Family Peer Support Services. She was recognized by her peers as a compassionate and positive professional focused on the safety of women and children.
In addition, Sherie was a foster mother. She offered life-skills training to children graduating from foster care, supported foster care and adoption events, and helped raise funds for children and youth.
Experienced in male-dominated fields, Sherie views her struggles in life as positive experiences from which she learns ways to overcome and help other women.
