Cheryl “Cheri” L. Mason, a 1986 political science graduate at ONU, has been confirmed by the U.S. Senate as chair of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals (BVA) within the Department of Veterans Affairs. 

The appointment is a six-year term. She is the first woman and the first military spouse to serve as the chair of the BVA. 

At Northern, she served an LBJ intern for U.S. Rep. Bob McEwen of Ohio. She earned the Juris Doctor degree from Creighton University, Omaha, Neb.