Sherry Johnson Deal is a charismatic, humorous personality and a valued resource in academic, personal and professional circles for students, individuals, non-profits, religious and community leaders looking to be empowered to go to the next level. Since her young adult years, she has not only studied the science of empowerment but mastered it by counselling, encouraging and coaching hundreds of young people in various leadership capacities.

As a former Junior Minister at a local church and National Youth Advisory Council Executive Member, Sherry inspires young people to meet the challenges of the world around them.

Academically, she has risen to the highest level of excellence having completed secondary and tertiary level education with distinction (president’s list and valedictorian awards). She holds an Associate of Arts Degree in Communication and Foreign Languages, a Bachelor’s in Business Administration, Licenciatura in International Relations from prestigious Universities around the world. She holds certifications in foreign exchange trading and project management.

Some notable achievements were in November 2019, she along with her team launched a not-for-profit organization named Purpose Path (Bahamas) International; and in January 2020, Ms. Johnson Deal graduated as valedictorian with distinction at the National Youth Leaders Certification Program Ceremony.

Professionally, she serves as a Diplomat for the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas. As the former United States and Canada Desks Officer, she has participated in countless high-level international and regional meetings where she represented the Government.

During her almost 14-year diplomatic tenure, she has served abroad in Atlanta, Miami, and New York. Currently, she heads the Bahamas Alrae Ramsay Institute of Foreign Affairs (BARIFA) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Additionally, she is a member and The Bahamas point of contact for the African Women’s Health Project International (AWHPI) headed by Princess Moradeun Ogunlana.

In June 2022, she was nominated as The Marquis Who’s Who in America. In the same year August, she received an award as the Top Female Millennial in the Commonwealth of The Bahamas due to her contributions to Diplomacy, Education and as a Change Agent.

Sherry can be described as a phenomenal woman possessing many talents. She is an entrepreneur, publisher, best-selling author, and a highly sought-after empowerment speaker and business & investment consultant.

Her singular purpose is to assist people from all walks of life to discover and maximize their innate gifts thus enabling them to achieve a sense of fulfillment. She strongly believes that dreams can become realities despite socio-economic challenges, setbacks and that by employing a thorough assessment of one’s life, a course of action can be determined to guide one to success.

She is a living example that against all odds and with the right motivation, whether intrinsic or extrinsic, one can achieve their dreams!