Sheri Schoenberg

Sheri Schoenberg holds a BA from Brooklyn College and a JD from Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, followed by an E. Barrett Prettyman fellowship at Georgetown University. She retired from the Alameda County Public Defender’s office after 30 years of service, where, among other assignments, she helped pioneer the first post-conviction felony drug court and the Juvenile Mental Health Court (Collaborative Court). She is an avid cook, and pre-COVID, had cooked the evening meal at CURA’s Recovery Residence in Oakland for 8 years.  Along with her 4-year-old Labradoodle Kasha, she does hospice visits for VITA’s Paw Pets program. She has been on the CURA board since 1998.