Lalonde Sheri, petite, red-headed and friendly, has enjoyed a praise-laden career. Though never distinguished for any one great accomplishment, Sheri is an officer who works long hours and has never refused to grant a favor. Helpful and hardworking, she has been in Starfleet since the age of 19 and only served at three postings - her superiors were always reluctant to clear her for transfer and lose such a valuable staff member.

Sheri suffered the typical Bajoran lot, escaping torture and death but losing her loved ones in the process. Maintaining traditional Bajoran custom has been difficult for her. Peers calling her 'Lalonde' and officers asking for 'Officer Sheri' made for a lot of explaining, but Sheri remains consistent in her efforts to uphold Bajoran custom. (Quite typically everyone from superiors to close friends call her Lalonde.)

Deeply spiritual and caring, Sheri holds to Bajoran religions and superstitions. Unlike many people from Bajor, who are deeply bitter and resentful for their fate, Sheri is calm and philosophical. Colleagues often assume she has studied Vulcan theology and meditation - which she has.

Never married, Sheri hopes to one day find the Bajoran man destined to be her husband. And secretly, she fears that man has already perished at the hands of the Cardassians and that she will spend all her days alone.

In her spare time Sheri studies history and archeology and dreams of finding quiet, peaceful ruins to explore and study. Holodecks are her favorite escape and she has been known to spent entire days caught up in the re-enactment of ancient battles and other historic events.