Cherylyn is a lawyer, speaker, and business strategist with 25+ years of experience in Washington, D.C., and abroad as a corporate advisor, non-profit leader, and government executive. Cherylyn is a partner with Womble Bond Dickinson in their Washington, D.C., office. Cherylyn draws on her expertise to help clients with all aspects of corporate law, capital raising, risk management, and due diligence while navigating the U.S. federal regulatory and legislative landscapes.

Cherylyn’s U.S. government executive experience includes her appointment in the George W. Bush Administration as an assistant administrator for intergovernmental affairs, as deputy chief of staff, and as deputy director of field operations for the Small Business Administration.

Additional government expertise includes an appointment in the Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs with the Department of Veterans Affairs, the second largest federal agency. In that capacity, Cherylyn focused on issues related to health care, hospital administration, research, and development (R&D), and
federal appropriations. She also served as Senior Counsel with the U. S. Senate Judiciary Committee, one of the leading committees in the U.S. Senate, where she was responsible for human rights and trafficking, judicial nominations, the Department of Justice oversight, and civil rights.

Cherylyn serves on the boards of Copart, Inc (CPRT), Waste Connections (WCN), other non-profit boards, and is an advocate for entrepreneurship, veterans, and education issues.