Teri moved to Sisters, Oregon in 1992 from Kasilof, Alaska. She worked for a local publisher (since acquired by Random House) for 10 years in their sales, marketing and editorial departments. Over the years, Teri and her husband have owned several businesses in Bend and Sisters, catering to both local and national accounts. Teri spends her free time in her garden, under a barbell at Level 5 CrossFit Sisters, hunting down antiquarian books and lovin’ on her five kids.