She was born in Boston MA and lived on the South Shore in a beach town. She completed her undergraduate studies in Elementary Education, General Special Education, and Learning Disabilities at Rivier University in Nashua, NH. She completed her Masters at Antioch, in Keene NH and her CAGS in Psychology at Rivier University in Nashua NH. Terry has three children of her own and enjoys helping children become the best learner they can be. She enjoys reading, being at the beach, and working in her studio.