Cheryl Carter Benson hails from Oklahoma City, OK. She attended Howard University and received a BS degree in Chemical Engineering. She later received a Masters Degree in Business Administration at SMU. She is the recording secretary of the Howard University Alumni Association and she has served as President of the Howard University Alumni Club of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Cheryl is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Xi Omega Chapter; and Jack and Jill of America, Inc., Dallas Chapter. She is a Founding Member of The Village Giving Circle at Texas Women’s Foundation. In addition, she volunteers as a STEM advocate with various non-profits. An Equipment/Automation Engineering Manager at Nike, Inc., Cheryl has worked as a Corporate Engineering Manager and Principal Engineer at Mary Kay Global; Process/Controls Engineer at General Motors; and Global Controls Engineer at Heat and Control, Inc.
