Teresa attended Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Gulfport, MS where she earned her Associate of Arts, May 1991 She continued her education at Mississippi State University Mississippi State, MS where she received her  Bachelor of Arts Cum Laude, in History, May 1993 and her Master of Arts, in History May 1999 Mississippi State, MS

Teresa is presently the Dean of Copiah Lincoln Community College Natchez Campus.

Previous positions include;
Vice President, Student Services, Moultrie Technical College, Moultrie, GA July 2004 – June 2006
Director, Student Services, Athens Technical College, Elberton, GA March 2001 - July 2004
Undergraduate Program Coordinator, Warnell School of Forest Resources, University of Georgia, Athens, GA November 1999 - March 2001
Employee Relations and Development Coordinator, Department of Human Resources Management, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS July 1998 - October 1999
New Employee Services Coordinator, Department of Human Resources Management, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS February 1998 - July 1998
Human Resources Assistant II, Department of Human Resources Management, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State, MS, August 1997 – February 1998
Teacher, Junior High Social Studies, Starkville Academy, Starkville, 1\1S August 1995 - May 1997

MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES:
Natchez-Adams County Humane Society Board of Directors, Current; Colquitt County Communities in Schools Board of Directors 2005, Colquitt County Serenity House Board of Directors, Secretary, 2005, Leadership Colquitt County, 2005, Community Partnership of Elbert County Board of Directors, 2004; Leadership Elberton 2003; Elbert County Council for Effective Literacy, Chairman of the Board of Directors, 2001 - 2004; Kiwanis, Elberton, GA 2001-2001;

Served on panel to promote science majors to minority students, sponsored by Career Services & The Graduate School, Office of Recruitment and Retention, University of GA, Warnell School of Forest Resources

Presented "The Team Approach to New Employee Services, Training & Development & Employee Relations" at the 1999 College and University Personnel Association's Southern Regional Conference.