Jerrie Wise attended Arkansas State University, majoring in Business Administration/Secretarial Science. She was a Founding Board Member of Ozark Tri-County Healthcare Consortium, which does business as ACCESS Family Care. Previous Director of the Newton County, Mo. Health Department, where she worked for 25 years. She is now retired. Involved with Missouri Public Health Association, Missouri Human Development Advisory Committee, Missouri Vocational Rehabilitation, & SW Missouri Community Alliance.