2022-2025 Executive Board Member - Sherrell Wheeler

Sherrell Wheeler was nominated to the NBEA Executive Board to represent the constituents of the Mountain Plains Business Education Association and will serve from 2022-2025. Sherrell is the chief online officer and a professor of business at New Mexico State University Alamogordo.

Sherrell’s passion is business education and she has served as a business educator for 40 years. Her experience includes administration, post-secondary teaching, and secondary teaching.

Sherrell is an active member of her professional organizations and has been since her college days when “invited” to join NBEA as a business education student. Early in her career, she was active on the local and district levels. As she got more involved, she took on leadership roles on the state and regional levels, eventually serving as the president of the Mountain-Plains Region. Her work and commitment were rewarded with the Dr. Donald Moore Leadership Award.

Sherrell stays active on the national level by serving on committees and attending the national conference each year while attending various webinars when possible. This year Sherrell is serving on the Convention Committee and the Awards Committee and will be presenting sessions at the conference. In the past, she served as an editor for the Business Education Forum, worked as the NBEA Conference Virtual Attendant, served on the Strategic Planning Committee, along with other activities.

Along with teaching business courses, Sherrell is an advocate for student organizations. Sherrell served as the National Officer Coordinator for 21 years for Business Professionals of America. She also served as both a post-secondary and secondary advisor. She continues to support BPA through mentorship.

Sherrell’s educational background includes a Bachelor’s of Science in Business Education and a Master’s of Business Education from West Texas State University along with a plethora of professional development and workshops to remain current in the ever-changing curricula areas of business, technology, and online education.

Personally, Sherrell serves as a leader in Recovery Unanimous to support those who need to overcome addiction. She loves spending time with her grandson who will soon have twin brothers!