Cherie is a 4th generation rancher and CEO of CL Ranches Ltd., a cow/calf, backgrounding and mixed grain operation located in Jumping Pound, just west of Calgary, Alberta Canada.

Cherie currently sits as an Executive Member for the Global Roundtable for Sustainable Beef, is a Director of the Calgary Stampede and co-chair of the Government of Alberta’s Red Tape Reduction Panel for Agriculture. She also sits on numerous post-secondary advisory boards.

Cherie was also the founding chair of the Canadian Roundtable for Sustainable Beef. As the mother of a 5th generation of ranchers, sustainability is something near and dear to her heart.