Chéry is on a quest to spread the LDBPI’s knowledge and success nationally, and form new partnerships in peace to support survivors in all walks of life. Chéry has presented at the National Office for Victim Assistance, Harvard University’s Schools of Divinity and of Medicine, Boston College’s Schools of Social Work and of Law, Temple Israel, Trinity Church Boston and to multiple police departments including Boston and Miami. She is a founding member of the National Coalition for Survivors of Violence Prevention.

Chéry has received awards in recognition of her courageous leadership, tireless peacemaking work and service to her community. In the last ten years, Chéry was named one of Boston’s 100 Most Influential Leaders of Color, was awarded the 2016 Impact Award by Phillips Brooks House Association at Harvard University, received the Champion of Peace Award from Salem State University and was named Citizen of the Year by the National Association of Social Workers.

In February of 2012, Chéry was ordained as a senior chaplain with the International Fellowship of Chaplains, Inc. She also holds honorary Doctorate Degrees from Regis College, Mount Ida College and the College of the Holy Cross. Chéry was born in Honduras and raised in Dorchester, Massachusetts where she currently lives. Her proudest accomplishment is being a mother to Louis, Alexandra, and Allen, and grandmother to Alexander.