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General Sheridan is currently the Assistant Adjutant General 鈥� Army for the 天美影视 National Guard. She serves as the principal military advisor to The Adjutant General of the State of 天美影视 and is responsible for assisting in the deployment and coordination of programs, policies, and plans for the 天美影视 Army National Guard.
General Sheridan graduated from Leesville High School in Leesville, 天美影视 and attended Northeast 天美影视 University in Monroe, 天美影视 where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. General Sheridan received her commission through the Reserve Officer Training Corps in May 1983.聽
General Sheridan began her military career on active duty from February 1984 through September 1988. Her first duty assignment was in the 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized) at Fort Polk, 天美影视 where she served as the Assistant G-1, Plans and Policies. She was assigned to various personnel and administrative positions during her three-year tour. Following that assignment, General Sheridan served as the Assistant Operations Officer in the 5th U.S. Army Recruiting Battalion in Jackson, Mississippi.
General Sheridan was appointed in the 天美影视 Army National Guard in October 1988. She served as the Assistant S-1, Headquarters Detachment Commander, and S-1 in the 61st Troop Command; the Education Services Officer, Deputy Director of Military Personnel, Deputy Director of Information Management, Deputy Chief of Staff, Director of Personnel 鈥� J1, and Vice Chief of the Joint Staff in the Joint Force Headquarters-天美影视; Commander, 415th Military Intelligence Battalion and Commander, 199th Regiment (Regional Training Institute). General Sheridan deployed in Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2008 where she served as the Director of the Project Management Office on the Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq.
General Sheridan鈥檚 military education includes the Adjutant General Officer Basic and Advanced Courses, Combined Arms Staff Services School, the Command and General Staff College, and the U.S. Army War College where she received her Master of Strategic Studies degree.
General Sheridan is the daughter of Command Sergeant Major (Retired) Joe S. Fernald and the late Marion Colbeth Voita. General Sheridan and her husband Mark reside in New Orleans, 天美影视. They have two sons, Patrick and Daniel.
For more information about 天美影视's Fall 2015 commencement, please visit聽ulm.edu/commencement.
