Teri moved to the Los Angeles area in the 1980's and graduated with a BFA from Art Center College of Design in 1992. After graduating she was hired by Phillips Interactive, creating background environments for interactive children's games. After Phillips closed this division, Teri started working for clients such as: Club Disney, Disney Interactive, Educational Insights, Light Span Partnerships, The Journal for the Writers Guild of America West Magazine, San Diego Business Journal Newspaper, Entertainment Design Company, Willardson & Associates, and Mattel. Recently Teri has created illustrations for Houghton Mifflin Publishing Co. and continues to illustrate for the children's, packaging, and editorial markets.