Today we get the great pleasure to interview Cheri King. Cheri was born and raised in Berkeley, California. She is the Executive Director of the Berkeley National Junior Tennis league. Since the league's inception, they have coached thousands of youth from ages 5 through 12. Cheri has over 30 years experience as a recreational tennis player and 15 years as a coach, manager and tennis league commissioner. She also is Executive Director of her family non-profit Operation/Pride where she runs the tennis tournaments and programs through the Berkeley National Junior Tennis League.
Cheri holds a BA from Sonoma State University with an emphasis in elementary education, a vocational certificate from UC Berkeley, a Paralegal Certificate from St. Mary’s College and an Advanced Project Management Certification from Stanford University. In addition to tennis, Cheri’s career varies from being a flight attendant to a paralegal to a teacher to an IT project manager at Kaiser Permanente.
Cheri is a natural born leader who has lived a life of service to her community. She is truly an inspiration for us all. We are so grateful to have her with us today to talk about her life and work.
Cheri is 73 years old.
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