Jeri is a native of South Dakota, but has spent most of her adult life embracing everything Colorado has to offer. (Check out Jeri with her cute husband Mike and even cuter miniature schnauzer Hank!) Today, she’s creating an ideal lifestyle balance between Colorado and Florida.
Jeri started her career with a degree in business administration and joined the management company building the Denver International Airport. A new found passion for construction led her to her next position at Qwest Communications, where she managed construction crews and contractors laying 2,700 miles of fiber and cable across the southern United States.
Next Jeri joined a telecommunications startup, overseeing large-scale construction projects including internal and external networks—all while earning a master’s degree in construction management at Colorado State University.
Most recently, Jeri served as a senior executive at CenturyLink, the third-largest telecommunications company in the United States, managing engineering and construction for a 10-state region. Though she built and managed reliable networks supporting millions of customers, Jeri found the time she spent mentoring her team most rewarding.
In 2011, Jeri faced a personal challenge when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She vowed to remain positive and to come back better and stronger as a result of the ‘opportunity’ she had been given.
“The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches, but to reveal to him his own.”
After nearly thirty years managing thousands of employees and large-scale construction projects—and her own personal journey toward fitness and health—Jeri decided that now was the time to dedicate herself to helping others. With certifications in life coaching from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching (iPEC) and professional organizing from the National Association of Professional Organizers (NAPO), she is now Coach Jeri.
