Beryl married into a gliding family in 1964 and has been involved with the sport ever since. Since arriving in Narromine in 1974, she supported the Australian international teams 22 times as crew and team manager, and the Japanese team four times as team manager.
For many years she has actively promoted Narromine as a host venue for international gliding events. She has held many administration positions in the NSWGA and the GFA including Vice President, President and Treasurer. She has been the FAI Certificates officer since 1991 and received the GFA Iggulden Award, Life membership of the GFA and the FAI Pelagia Majewska medal.