Sherry Peterson

Maui Wildfire Recovery Liaison/Legal Fellow

Sherry Peterson, a Harvard Law School graduate, is a retired Administrative Law Judge. She lives on Maui, where she volunteered immediately after the Maui wildfires providing guidance through the FEMA appeal process, helping survivors understand their insurance policies, and providing case management services.

Sherry joins United Policyholders as an Equal Justice Works Legal Fellow for the Maui Wildfire Recovery. She is part of the Maui Long Term Recovery group and a VOAD participant. Prior to joining United Policyholders, Sherry helped Maui wildfire survivors as a Disaster Case Manager Program Supervisor for Catholic Charities and provided FEMA process and appeal workshops for Disaster Case Management programs on Maui.

Sherry Peterson