![]() ![]() ![]() After graduating from residency in 2016, she moved to Austin to do a fellowship in Craniofacial and Pediatric Plastic Surgery at Dell Children’s Hospital. She also had many opportunities to travel internationally during residency – she received a Regan Fellowship to participate in an Operation Smile mission in Paraguay she also did observerships at SickKids in Toronto and the Children’s Hospital at Seoul National University. During her residency, she earned resident of the year for 2014. She then moved to Providence, RI to start a Plastic Surgery Residency at Brown University. ![]() Fortunately, she was able to take a 1 year international medicine elective between her 3rd and 4th year of medical school she did medical work and research in Israel, Belgium, Guatemala, Tanzania, and India during this time. Here, she earned her medical degree and a PhD in Biomedical Engineering studying adult stem cells and graduated in 2010. After RPI, she was accepted into the MD/PhD program at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities. She went to Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute to study Biomedical Engineering and earned her BS degree, Magna Cum Laude, in 2000. Sarah Frommer was adopted from Seoul, South Korea by an Army family. Sheri treasures the time she spends with Austin Smiles because every day it reminds her of how lucky we all are, and how important is it for us to give back our time and resources to help those less fortunate.ĭr. Sheri plays competitive tennis and pickleball, enjoys scuba diving in beautiful places and travels as much as possible! Sheri loves animals, especially her rescue dog, Allie, and spent many years training and showing Hunters and Jumpers throughout the State of Texas. Sheri’s family includes her two grown children, Anthony Gallo and Cassie Gallo McKinney, and three precious grandchildren. Throughout the years, she has volunteered with Habitat for Humanity, Blue Santa, Girl Scouts, Lake Travis Underwater Cleanup, MDA, and Austin Theatre Alliance. In addition to her involvement with Austin Smiles, Sheri currently serves as a member of the University of Texas Development Board, is a Docent of the Governor’s Mansion, and is a member of the Settlement Club. Sheri has also served on the Settlement Club Executive Board, the University of Texas School of Social Work Dean Search Committee, and the Real Estate Council of Austin Board. Sheri’s strong community involvement includes past leadership positions as UT School of Social Work Advisory Council Chair, Austin Apartment Association President, Housing Authority of City of Austin Chair, Doss Elementary PTA President and Anderson High School Project Graduation Chair. She has also worked as a property tax arbitrator for Travis County. Sheri served on the Austin City Council and is a successful businesswoman in the real estate and mortgage lending industries. Sheri Gallo attended Trinity University in San Antonio and UT Austin studying biology and architecture. Sheri Gallo has served on the Austin Smiles Board since 2018 and has participated as a volunteer on medical mission trips to Veracruz, El Salvador, and Guatemala. She has been in the operating rooms of missions and has seen the dedication and professionalism of our medical team experienced in the process of transforming the lives of cleft-lip palate patients. She saw many diseases that were fatal or debilitating for young children and adults.ĭee Dee was recruited by Forest Cook to join the Austin Smiles Board of Directors in 2009 and became Vice-Chair in 2015. She was placed with one other young woman in the remote village of La Masica, Honduras where she vaccinated locals there and in nearby villages for Diphtheria Pertussis Tetanus (DPT). At age 16, she volunteered for Amigos de las Americas. She launched her consulting practice in April 2019, helping people across the globe with health and wellbeing, as well as personal and business matters.ĭee Dee understands her purpose and passion is to help people. Dee Dee was the founder and CEO of A3 Creative Inc. She went to Texas State University for design and communications and holds a marketing certification from the McCombs School of Business at the University of Texas at Austin. Dee Dee Ritzinger was born in Wiesbaden, Germany, and grew up living in many places as her father was a flight surgeon in the Air Force. ![]()
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