Cher-Wen DeWitt graduated from Oberlin College in 2010 with a degree in Neuroscience. During her undergraduate studies, she spent time volunteering as a community HIV educator in Northwestern Kenya and with the nonprofit One Heartland, which provides support services to children and families affected by HIV in the United States. During her time at Oberlin, she served as Class President and President of HIV Educators. In 2008, Cher-Wen took a year off from school to return to Kenya as an intern for the Foundation for Sustainable Development, working with the Mtongwe Community Initiative, outside of Mombasa. While there, she worked as a tuberculosis and HIV counselor and began a cloth sanitary pad initiative with young girls to improve their school attendance and reduce dropout rates. Cher-Wen currently calls the Big Island of Hawaii home and enjoys painting, good food, and the seaside.