Growing up in the Chicagoland area, Teresa was involved with theater and dance through The Little Flower's Performing Ars Center. Her studies covered a variety of disciplines including choreography, improvisational acting/dancing, and music theory. Teresa graduated from the ICONS Choreographic Institute in the Fall of 2021. An alumni of Gallaudet University, Teresa was a dancer and choreographer with the Gallaudet Dance Company from 2016 to 2022. A recent transplant to Massachusetts, she is currently a dancer and choreographer with OnStage Dance Company and will be premiering a new work as part of their Season 23 performance.