What is your title?

Controller

How long have you been with VLS?

6 months (Er, feels like 6 years! in a good way!)

What office do you work out of?

Cleveland, OH

What do you like most about the lighting industry?

The beauty behind the work I’ve seen! From cool outdoor lighting like the zoo to the indoor displays I’ve seen!

Who inspires you?

My dad <3 While he is no longer with us here on Earth. He raised me and my brother by himself for many years. He taught me how to work hard. The first one up in the house and the last one to bed. I will steal Lebron James’ phrase of nothing is given everything is earned to describe the work ethics instilled in me by my dad. He taught me to always, no matter what, treat people with kindness as you never know what they are going through. In fact in kindergarten on one of those forms “about me” and the question was what do you want to be when you grow up? I answered “kind”. He truly would give the shirt off his back to a stranger. He was a jokester and could make my gloomiest days bright as can be.

What’s one thing — either industry-related or not — you learned in the last month?

I’ve learned that you can now (perhaps this has been around for awhile) AUTO SCROLL on Tik-Tok! Life changed!

What advice would you give to someone who wants to enter the lighting industry?

Whoa – this is hard for me since I am not in the day to day. So I guess all I have is “righty tighty lefty loosey” in case they forgot how to screw in a light bulb… (I do know our talented folks do more than hang lights.

Fun Facts About Cheryl

What’s something about you (a fun fact) that not many people know?

I am terrified of escalators. Yes the moving stairs. I guess I would much rather risk getting stuck in an elevator than go down those terrifying moving stairs. I can go up (sometimes – if I have had enough to drink – but NEVER down) Once at Kohl’s their elevator was broke (after it had successfully taken me up the stairs) and I had to find a store manager to get the key and stop the escalator so I could get down.

What’s the last book you read?

Atomic Habits! 1000/10!

What is your favorite hobby?

I love to craft and make things for my house and for friends.

What’s the first concert you ever attended?

I didn’t go to a concert until well into adult hood… Kenny Chesney the Flip Flop Summer Tour back in 2007.

What’s the next place on your travel bucket list?

Domestically, San Francisco. Internationally (I’ve never been out of country).. Ireland

If you had to eat one meal every day for the rest of your life, what would it be?

PIZZA!

What’s one item you can’t live without?

Lip gloss

Connect with Cheryl on Our Meet the Team Page