Sherri D. Richardson affectionately called Dr. SheRich, is an accomplished urban educator with over 20 years of experience teaching and mentoring students in diverse communities. She is a devoted wife and mother of three and a bonus mom to two. She and her husband, Joe, use their relational experiences and blended family to mentor, develop, and encourage multigenerational couples to strive for healthy relationships, marriages, and families. Their Married to the Promise Couples Ministry has blessed the lives of many who are dating, engaged, and married.

Sherri brings a diverse background to her educational career due to her unique professional training experiences.  Before becoming an educator, she was employed by the Mercer County Youth Detention Center as the Social Service Supervisor and Educational Program Coordinator.  She had the opportunity to counsel historically underserved youth individually and collectively and fostered authentic conversations around healthy life and educational choices. 

Sherri earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees from The College of New Jersey, where she developed a deep passion for serving youth in urban communities. Her desire for educational change led her to earn a doctorate in organizational leadership from Stockton University, where she conducted a research study on the best practices for educating males of color in urban high schools.

Sherri has extensive experience developing sustainable programs with proven results. In juvenile justice, she created the initial Mercer County, NJ electronic monitoring program, HARP (Home Alternative Release Program). In education, she formed a Saturday School Enrichment Program focused on reading and math enrichment and entrepreneurship for children in grades two through eight. She was instrumental in opening and operating two New Jersey public charter schools and assisted an existing charter school in developing its operational and educational procedures at the secondary level. Each program improved the academic and social growth of the children they served.

Throughout her career, Sherri has been committed to empowering her students to reach their full potential and working tirelessly to create a supportive and inclusive learning environment. She developed her coaching skills via the Relay Graduate School of Education and BRICK Education Network and takes pride in developing teachers to be successful in urban schools. Her dedication to education has made a lasting impact on the lives of countless students, parents, and faculty, and she continues to be a driving force for change in the field of urban education.