Gerri is a Lensbaby Ambassador. Her passion also lies in experimenting with vintage lenses and sharing her knowledge of how best to utilize their unique qualities.

She has been a featured speaker and instructor at regional camera conferences including; Mike Moats Macro Conventions, Hunt’s Women with Vision Photo Conference, New England Camera Club Council (NECCC) Photo Conference and Out of Chicago Conferences. Gerri also teaches creative photography presentations with camera clubs both in person and online.

Her images have been featured in many publications and commercial proposals and has received several first place awards in the 2023 IGPOTY Chicago Botanic Category, as well as national, regional and online photo competitions.