Cheryl C. Silvera completed a Master of Science in Communications Design at Pratt Institue, Brooklyn NY after studying Graphic Design at the Jamaica School of Art in Kingston, Jamaica. She is a New York State certified educator in Special Education, all attributed to the indomitable spirit of the human in living in recovery from mental illness. She is currently consultant to a midsized New York City based organization in implementing disabilities guidelines to 180 churches, and is also working on a series of short stories for children with a multicultural approach to disabilities awareness.