Meet the Staff: Cheryl Scheffel

Where did you go to high school/college?

I attended Glen Burnie High School. After high school, I took two years of undergraduate courses at Anne Arundel Community College. I then attended Union Memorial School of Nursing in Baltimore for three years. Additional courses were taken at John Hopkins University in undergraduate studies. I graduated in 1978 with an RN degree.

What was your path to your current job?

I continued at Union Memorial Hospital working as an RN in the Cardiac Unit. I left Union Memorial two years later to take a position in the Cardiac unit at Mercy Hospital in Baltimore which was offering advanced Clinician training.

In 1982, my husband and I relocated to Garrett County. While raising my children, I worked at Garrett Memorial Hospital as an RN in the intensive care unit and later as a Supervisor. In 1992, I went to work for Hospice of Garrett County, first as a field nurse and then as the Director of Clinical services.

In 2014, I moved to the Garrett County Health Dept and began working in Home Health as a field nurse. While in Home Health, I became involved in the expansion of the MD Medicaid Program, which was better served under the AERS division. I transferred to AERS, working as a field nurse until I moved to my current position as the Director of Home Health in March of 2022. I have been blessed to be involved in all these programs which has allowed me to grow in my profession, but as I reflect, Hospice has always had my heart.

What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?

My husband and I love to travel, whether to a campground in Garrett County, the castles of Scotland, or the wild frontier of Alaska. We enjoy making new friends and hanging out with long-time friends. I am also an avid reader, always with a book at my side.

What is your favorite quote or advice?

God grant me the serenity to accept the things I cannot change,
The courage to change the things I can and the wisdom to know the difference.

Editorial Notes:
Cheryl Scheffel is currently serving as the Director of Home Health at the Garrett County Health Department.
We are incredibly thankful for her tireless contributions to our agency and her service to the people of Garrett County.