Shari graduated from Ridgewater College in Willmar in 2000 with an AAS in Veterinary Technology. She joined the team at NURVC in December 2010. Shari and her husband, Craig, have four children, Brianna, Emily, Aaron, and Claire, a Japanese Chin named Casey, a boxer named Oliver, and two cats, Jingles and Clyde. Shari is quite busy with family, but she likes to stay active with her church, volleyball, running, waterskiing, downhill skiing, quilting, and scrapbooking. She is a full-time EMT at Allina New Ulm. Shari is also a Fear-Free Certified Professional [citation].