Cheryl Lekousi
Cheryl Lekousi is the Executive & Artistic Director of Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe.
Cheryl trained as a hospital clown in 1999 and has made hundreds of hospital visits. She was appointed to the role of Executive Director in 2005 and as the troupe expanded, assumed Artistic Director responsibilities in 2007.
Under Cheryl’s direction, Hearts & Noses Hospital Clown Troupe has trained medical clowns for their own troupe and medical clowns from the U.S. and other countries.
In addition to executive and artistic responsibilities, she manages the special relationships with numerous Boston-area hospitals, including nationally recognized Boston Medical Center, Franciscan Children’s Hospital, Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital, and the Massachusetts Hospital School.
During her non-clown hours, Cheryl is a full-time home child care provider offering a curriculum environment inclusive for special needs children.