Cheryl began her higher education wanting to be an actor/director, but she has always loved being in music.  She soon realized that her talents were destined to lead her to teaching music, where she could be both musical and dramatic.  Her elementary school experience was in band (flute) and church choir.  In middle and high school, she expanded her music making by learning the oboe and tenor saxophone and finally playing baritone and alto saxophone.  She played in the marching band and the jazz band and toured five countries in Europe with her high school band.  She enjoys listening to all kinds of music but her top favorites are jazz and Broadway show tunes.  

As an elementary teacher, she taught chorus and did an annual musical every year.  She directed and musical directed Broadway Jr shows such as  Annie Jr, Fiddler on the Roof Jr, Cinderella Jr  and Aladdin Jr with a cast full of 3rd - 5th graders.  One of her leads from Annie is now pursuing a career in singing professionally.

Cheryl Baker lives in Northern Virginia with her husband and two cats. She belongs to several Toastmaster clubs and trains officers at their Toastmasters Leadership Institute regularly.  She has lived overseas in Great Britain and in Chile.  She loves to direct and act in community plays and won two awards for directing from the Sacramento Area Regional Theatre Alliance for Best Production and Best Director for Annie at Stockton Civic Theatre.