Leader, Advocate, and Proud Mother
Sherae Long (she/her) is a healthcare advocate, labor leader, and community organizer whose work is rooted in lived experience, justice, and healing. She is the mother of four daughters—LaShauna and her three living daughters—and a proud grandmother of nine. Sherae’s advocacy is deeply shaped by her role as the mother of LaShauna, an ably different young woman born with Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia, whose life and legacy continue to fuel her commitment to equity in healthcare.
A nurse by training, Sherae graduated from the Citrus College School of Vocational Nursing in 1995 in Glendora, California. Her decades-long relationship with the healthcare system—as a provider, caregiver, and mother—has given her firsthand insight into both its power and its failures, particularly for Black families and people with disabilities. After the traumatic experience surrounding LaShauna, Sherae made the intentional decision to step back from bedside nursing to heal, reflect, and transform her pain into purpose-driven advocacy.
Since July 2021, Sherae has served as Health Care Co-Chair of the National Action Network Las Vegas Chapter. In this role, she was granted the opportunity to host a Las Vegas screening of Oprah Winfrey’s The Color of Care documentary in 2022, in partnership with SEIU Local 1107. The event featured a powerful panel including local Assembly members, a home healthcare worker, a registered nurse, a physician, and the founder of Dreamsickle, a sickle cell organization—sparking critical dialogue on racial inequities in healthcare.
Sherae currently serves as Administrative Assistant at SEIU Local 1107 and Assistant to President Michelle Maese, where she continues to support worker power and systemic change. Outside of her advocacy work, she finds grounding and joy in cooking, crocheting, and reading. Sherae remains committed to building a healthcare system where Black families, disabled patients, and marginalized communities are seen, heard, and protected.