Sonceria "Ann" Bishop Berry[1][2] (born July 24, 1955)[3] is an American political aide serving as the 34th Secretary of the United States Senate from 2021 to 2025.
Berry is a native of Birmingham, Alabama and graduated from J. H. Phillips High School.
She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in education from the University of North Alabama.
[4] Berry has worked as a staffer in the United States Senate for four decades, including in the offices of Tom Carper, John Edwards, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Howell Heflin, and Doug Jones.
[6] She is the first African-American to hold the position of Secretary of the United States Senate.