She is native to the Northland, she graduated from NKC high school in 1982. Dr. Sonia Q. Scheerer earned her Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree from University of Missouri-Kansas City, School of Dentistry in 1993.She served in the United States Navy active duty for 10years. Her tour consisted of Marine deployments, the Naval College in Rhode Island and overseas in Naples, Italy. She was the #1 selectee for out service endodontic residency training for the US Navy. Dr. Scheerer earned her Master of Science and Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Detroit Mercy in 1999. Her scientific research project was selected in the top ten for the American Association of Endodontists for graduate students and was published in the Journal of Endodontics in January 2001. After the Navy, she returned home to Kansas City Northwhere she started upher private endodontic practice for 12 years in Zona Rosa areaand taught part time at UMKCdental school. She and her husband moved toBeaver Lake2013 where she workedpart time at the Veterans Health System of the Ozarks in Fayetteville and ran her own endodontic practice downtown Rogers, AR. Kansas City is home so home is whereshe returned early December 2016. Dr. Scheerer was born in Tacoma, Washington. Her parents were born in Puerto Rico, and she is fluent in Spanish. Dr. Scheererand her husband, Wayne, have been married 36years. They have a son, a daughter and sixgrandkids. Their son, Nick isactive duty Air Force as an electrical lineman. Nick and his wife Anna are stationed in the DC area.Dr. Scheerers daugher, Lauren, is a Speech Pathologist and photographer.Sheis married to Danny Hawkins. Lauren and Danny live in Kansas City, along withDr. Scheerer's mother, siblings and most ofher family.