Sherry Manning

Founder & US Executive Director

Global Seed Savers

Sherry’s work with Global Seed Savers began when she served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Philippines from 2006-2008. Sherry dedicated her service to helping the Cosalan’s develop their ancestral land, ENCA Farm, into an organic farming training center, youth environmental education facility, and leading sustainable eco-tourism destination. This critical work continued when she founded Global Seed Savers in 2010 to support ENCA Farm’s programs in the Philippines and build advocacy in the U.S. through her role as Executive Director. Under Sherry’s strategic leadership, Global Seed Savers expanded their work beyond their founding farm. 

Sherry holds a Master’s degree in Environmental and Natural Resource Law from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law and a Bachelor’s in Government from the University of Redlands in Southern California. She is a proud graduate of Seed School in a Day and the weeklong Seed School Teacher Training program of the Rocky Mountain Seed Alliance and has facilitated multiple Seed Saving courses in the US and the Philippines. 

Board Experience: 

• Sherry served as the Small Tenant Director for the Posner Center for International Development Board from 2018-2019. In this role Sherry ensures the Small Tenant organizations are properly represented on the Posner Center Board and helps set and guide the strategic direction of the Posner Center. Since 2020, Sherry has served as the Vice Chair of the Posner Center for International Development Board.

• Sherry served for three years as the Board President of the Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Colorado (RPCVCO) 2012-2015. She represented the organization at events, managed all bi-monthly board meetings, and organized bi-monthly membership meetings. She worked closely with the Board Treasurer to ensure proper financial management of the budget, helped implement events, and managed partnerships within the community.