SA graduate of St. Augustine School, and South Catholic High School, both in Hartford, CT. Attended Hartford College For Women, and graduated with a B.A. in Psychology from Wheaton College, Norton, Massachusetts.

After college graduation, worked 25 years for the United States Congress in the offices of Congressman William R. Cotter, and then Congresswoman Barbara B. Kennelly. Went on to work for the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New Haven, and Meriden, Ct, for the next 10 years.

After retiring from the federal government in June, 2007, Theresa was employed at Mercy Housing and Shelter in Hartford, in Development
until October, 2008.