Sheryl Riley Gripper is CEO of Rosey Posey Pictures, LLC, a company that makes movies that heal and videos that inspire. Founded in 2013, Rosey Posey Pictures has produced the experimental short, “In the Last Days” and the documentary short, “I Didn’t Make Him, God Did.” In collaboration with Kneeslap Productions, the company also produced the comedy web series, “The Adventures of Levi & Movie Man.”

A multi-Emmy Award winner, Gripper is listed in The History Makers, an organization that lists African Americans who have influenced history. She was Vice President, Community Relations for NBC affiliate WXIA-TV, 11Alive for 29 years. In 2024 she was inducted into the Southeast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Gold Circle for 50 years of contributions to television and allied media. She was a producer and Public Information Manager for WABE-Radio and what was formerly known as WETV, Ch. 30 for five years and is the founder of the Black Women Film Network, an organization devoted to helping more women of color succeed in the film/tv industry.

A graduate of Spelman College and Georgia State University, she holds Masters Degrees in Education and Film/Communications.

The mother of three, she is the wife of Jeff Gripper, Atlanta’s First World Karate Champion. As a member of Elizabeth Baptist Church, she serves on the Intercessory Prayer and Encouragers ministries. She published the devotional “Praying & Fasting for My Life” in 2016 and the story of survival “Sisters & Brothers of Resilience” in 2024.