At the tender age of 5, Kerri began her acting career. She performed with the Atlantic City Children's Theater under the directive of Mrs. Joanna LaSane. Several of her most noted performances were in; The Wiz, KY and The Curb and Scrooge. As a child actor and model Kerri was featured in several print ads and commercials. In the early 90's she was 2nd runner-up in The Miss New Jersey Teen All-American pageant and later went on to graduate from The University of Maryland, College Park with a BA in Communications/Journalism and a minor in Spanish.

After deciding to take the Sports Journalism route, she went to work in NYC at NBC Network as a freelance sports reporter ( covering the NY Knicks), an NBC Page ( Saturday Night Live) and as a production assistant ( The Nightly News with Tom Brokaw). She later landed a gig with the Olympics ( Salt Lake City Winter Games NBC) and Comcast Sports Southeast in Atlanta as a host for "Sportsnite".

Kerri has since returned to her other love as an actress and can be seen in over a dozen SAG and Indie projects. Most notably known for being the Spokesperson for the Harvey's Supermarkets commercial and VO spots, her role as the rude aunt in the TV One feature film, "Skinned" in which she starred alongside Lisa Raye McCoy, and most recently in her comedic role as the nurse on "Still the King" with executive producer, Billy Ray Cyrus.