Sheryl Wilson, Topic "Manatee Matters" Chair of the Manatee County Democratic Party since 2015. Long-term political activist who worked in the 2008 and 2012 Organizing for America effort in Manatee County and Florida. Her professional background is centered in Community Healthcare in both primary care and mental health and drug and alcohol services. In 1997 she founded Accreditation Essentials, a consulting operation that assisted healthcare facilities in their preparation and performance initiatives to achieve accreditation by The Joint Commission and the Association for Ambulatory Healthcare; conducted Strategic Planning Sessions and Board Retreats for the governing bodies of those organizations. Morehead State University; and holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Interdisciplinary Social Sciences from the University of Florida. Certified Public Manager Designation through Florida State University. Sheryl and her husband Charles are Kentucky natives who moved to Sarasota in 1973; are parents of two sons and have 3 granddaughters and a grandson.
