Cierra was initially attracted to Midland because of the community. While her first visit to campus was during the quiet, hot summer months, she experienced such a warm welcome from those who would soon become her Main House colleagues, it was hard to not feel like family. It did not take her long to see how Midland is so much more than just a college preparatory boarding high school and she quickly experienced how Midland teaches students necessary skills and life lessons that then enable each to become a more active, self-reliant part of society. She also loved that after growing up in the Santa Ynez Valley, her job at Midland enables her to stay here.

她喜欢米德兰的所有美景，无论是在大自然中，还是在这里生活、学习和工作的人们。她喜欢成为这样一个热情和关怀的社区的一员，并喜欢从办公室的窗户看着户外的美景，学生们大笑，摇 尾巴。她最喜欢的米德兰餐是格洛丽亚自制的番茄汤配烤奶酪！

当她不在米德兰时，她一直忙于照顾她的宠物（40 只鸡、2 只猫和 2 只尼日利亚侏儒山羊）;在她的花园里工作;并依偎着一本好书。

法属波利尼西亚和阿拉斯加是她喜欢去的两个地方，原因截然不同。法属波利尼西亚拥有美丽的碧绿海洋，拥有她经历过的最鲜艳的珊瑚和鱼类——所有这些都在粉红色和黑色的沙滩上！阿拉斯加在各个方面都很宏伟。德纳利令人叹为观止，沿海城镇也是如此，白雪皑皑的山脉一直延伸到公海。然而，h绝对最喜欢的地方是东部山脉，这座山脉激发了她的名字，她喜欢在那里露营、远足，并与丈夫克里斯一起寻找最好的钓鱼点。