About Sheri
I did not set out to study human flourishing. I spent a lifetime discovering what allows people and organizations to thrive.
First, manufacturing systems. Then, healthcare systems. Then, leadership systems. Along the way, I discovered an enduring truth: even the most complex systems flourish only when the people within them flourish.
Across more than three decades as an engineer, nurse, executive leader, educator, and coach, I learned that lasting transformation rarely happens by accident. It begins when we intentionally create the conditions for people to grow, reconnect with what matters, and become more fully themselves.
A Lifetime of Learning How People—and Systems—Flourish
Flourish by Design™ is the culmination of my life’s work.
Engineering
My engineering background taught me to see systems, patterns, data, and root causes—and to understand that lasting change begins beneath the surface.
Nursing
Nursing taught me to care for the whole person, listen for what matters, and remain present during life's most vulnerable moments.
Executive Leadership
Executive leadership taught me that people and organizations thrive when trust, mattering, purpose, and accountability are intentionally cultivated.
Doctoral Education
Doctoral education strengthened my ability to translate evidence into practice and turn insight into meaningful, sustainable change.
Coaching
Coaching brought these lessons together, giving me a new way to walk beside people as they reconnect with themselves, restore their well-being, and intentionally design what comes next.
Why I created Flourish by Design™
Throughout my career, I met extraordinary people who cared deeply, led courageously, and carried tremendous responsibility—often while placing their own well-being last.
They were nurses, leaders, parents, professionals, and caregivers. They were genuinely capable and successful. Yet beneath it all, many felt depleted, disconnected from themselves, or uncertain about what came next.
I created Flourish by Design™ because I believe people should not have to lose themselves in the process of caring, leading, and achieving.
Flourishing is not something we stumble upon. It is something we can intentionally cultivate—by reconnecting with what matters, restoring what has been depleted, and designing a life aligned with health, purpose, and meaning.
Experience You Can Trust
- Doctor of Nursing Practice
- Nurse Executive, Board Certified (NE-BC)
- Advanced Holistic Nurse, Board Certified (AHN-BC)
- Health and Wellness Nurse Coach–Board Certified (HWNC-BC)
- More than three decades in nursing and healthcare
- More than 20 years in administrative leadership
- Former Chief Nursing Officer
- Nurse Life Coach
- Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
- Educator, speaker, writer, and leadership advisor
What I Believe
These enduring convictions guide how I live, lead, teach, and help others flourish.
People flourish where they know they matter.
Self-care is an act of stewardship, not selfishness.
Whole-person flourishing begins by understanding the person, not merely managing symptoms.
Sustainable transformation is built through small, intentional practices repeated with consistency.
Healthy cultures are intentionally designed—and leaders help create the conditions where people thrive.
Flourishing does not happen by accident. It happens by design.
Beyond My Professional Roles
I value time with family, nature, reflection, learning, gratitude, and meaningful conversation.
These quieter parts of life remind me that flourishing is not measured only by achievement. It is also found in presence, connection, vitality, joy, and the courage to live in alignment with what matters most.
No one flourishes alone.
If you have spent years caring, leading, achieving, and carrying more than most people realize—or if you are standing at a crossroads and sensing that life can feel healthier, more meaningful, and more aligned—you do not have to determine what comes next alone.
I would be honored to walk alongside you as you reconnect with what matters, restore your well-being, and intentionally design your next chapter.