Our Staff

Sheri Zemke

Apprentice

Sheri Zemke is an enrolled member of the Fort Peck Assiniboine Sioux Tribe in Poplar, Montana. She was born there and grew up in Rolla, North Dakota. She Attended South Dakota State University in Brookings South Dakota before moving to Wolf Point, Montana to work in pharmacy at the Quentin Burdick Memorial Indian Health Service. Later on Sheri moved to Madras, Oregon to be near her mom and met her husband Gary not long after. She started working for Hometown Drugs of Madras as a pharmacy technician before transferring to Warm Springs Health and Wellness Center as a nursing assistant and eventually moved to pharmacy.  After having her first son she left work to stay home and raise him along with her other two sons. After years of not working she was missing the community and helping people around her. Sheri then became part of the removal team and worked that for a little over a year and filled in around the office when needed before deciding that she wanted to do more for the families of our community and became a licensed apprentice funeral service practitioner. She has been meeting with families and making arrangements for their loved ones as well as helping them design markers for their place of rest.

In her spare time she enjoys watching her sons play sports and ride dirt bikes. Camping and riding four wheelers in the sand at the Oregon coast is one of her favorite times to make family memories. 

Chrisy Sanders

Administrative Staff and Removal Technician

Chrisy is an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs Oregon. She grew up and went to school in Warm Springs. Later going to school in Madras and graduating, from Madras High School. She loves the outdoors and spending time with her loved ones. Chrisy first became a part of the removal team and is now also taking on the role in the office to further provide services for families. She enjoys and looks forward to working closely with our community and hopes to provide the best service possible. 

Gary Zemke

Removal Technician/Community Ambassador

Gary is an awesome team member, he is a wealth of knowledge and a person that is a pleasure to know. His caring and compassion for family and community is second to none.

Mark Cardenas

Removal Technician/Community Ambassador

Mark is a lifelong member of the community here in Madras and is a tremendous asset to the team; he brings a wealth of caring, and a strong love of his community.