Shera is a first-generation college student. As a young woman in high school, she showed academic and civic promise, where she was involved in volleyball, track, and cheerleading. She was also involved with the Future Business Leaders of America and the national Honor Society. Outside of school, she volunteered at the summer youth camp at her church as a mentor.

Shera works part-time to help fund her schooling. Her goals are to complete her associate's degree and then enroll in the mortuary science program at the University of Minnesota . She would like to return to her reservation and serve her tribe as a mortician.