Cherisse's Story

"My community of friends have become like family"

Cherisse, Clinical Laboratory Geneticist at Mayo Clinic 

Cherisse lives nearly 2,000 miles from where she grew up — the Bahamas. Today, Minnesota has become her home. From days spent working in a clinical genetics lab at the top-rated Mayo Clinic to evenings and weekends spent exploring Rochester with friends, see why Cherisse says that Minnesota “has always been worth the adventure.”