Cheryl Ann Graf has devoted her professional career to many aspects of Emergency Patient Care over the past 25 years. This has included Director of Emergency Services at Mason General Hospital in Shelton, WA and Clinical Coordinator of the SANE program at Harrison Memorial Hospital in Bremerton, WA where she developed and coordinated the SANE program and performed acute and chronic care examinations on sexual assault victims of all ages. Cheryl also had the privilege of directing the Mary Bridge Children’s Emergency Department and Child Express concept in Tacoma, Washington.

Ms. Graf works in the training department at Harborview Center for Sexual Assault and Traumatic Stress (HCSAT ) as a nurse practitioner in the Community Training Program and co-authored the first SANE trainings in WA State with Dr. Sugar. She continues to work closely with HCSAT to further the development of the SANE Core Training course in WA and the guidelines for care of sexual assault victims. Ms. Graf continues her nurse practitioner practice in the Emergency Department through her ARNP role with TeamHealth and works for the FMG at the Gig Harbor Prompt Care.