Cherika graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BS) in 2017 and obtained her RN nursing license in Indiana and Ohio. She then earned her Master of Science in Nursing (Family Nurse Practitioner) (MSN, FNP-C) from Indiana University in 2021. She was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau International nursing society. Cherika is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners.
Cherika began her nursing career as a CNA at Golden Rule and also worked as a STNA at Foundations. Working at Reid Health since 2014, Cherika worked as a RN on the hospital’s Progressive Care and Observation Units. Currently, Cherika is Nurse Practitioner at Reid Health Urgent Care.