Role at school:
Native American Student Advisor in the Anishinaabe Academic Center

During the summer I coordinate the Grand Portage Summer Mentorship Program.

I am a small town girl. I enjoy going to different places in Cook County and seeing familiar faces. I like the sense of community that goes along with living in a small town. I also like being able to share memories of childhood places and experiences with my own children. Especially in the places that I experienced them while growing up.

I was born and raised in Grand Portage, MN but I don't know how to swim. I spent my childhood fishing and playing in or near the water but I never learned how to swim. Once my children were old enough to learn, they learned how to swim in pools and have learned how to swim in Lake Superior. 

I'm a mom to four amazing boys: Joao (13), Alessandro (9), Antonio (9) and Gabriel (8). My son Joao, was one of the CCMS October Students of the Month. I'm the daughter of Sally Deschampe and Melvin Sherer. My children and I are members of the Grand Portage Band of Lake Superior Chippewa. I have a life-long goal of learning more about my Ojibwe heritage and language along with my children. I hope to learn more Brazilian Portuguese so I can teach my children the language and learn more about their Brazilian heritage as well. I would also like to someday travel to Brazil with my children so they can meet their Brazilan family. 

Giving high-fives to students in the hallways and watching a student's face light up with a smile.