She has been involved in public school education and private tertiary education as a teacher of English, Literature and Drama and she is a former member of the Dundas Repertory Company. She is now the Chairman of the Board of Directors for the Dundas Centre for The Performing Arts and a partner of the CEO Network.
A member of the hospitality industry for many years, Theresa worked in the areas of marketing, food and beverage and training before leaving to pursue a career in politics.
In the political arena, she served a total of 15 years as a Senator, Member of Parliament and Cabinet Minister responsible for portfolios such as Transport, Culture, Health and Environment, Social Development, Agriculture, Commerce, Housing, Labour, Immigration and Social Services.
Presently an Executive Council member of the Free National Movement, Theresa is an eloquent speaker and dynamic presenter. She is host of a weekly live radio talk show called “Theresa’s Saturday Salon,” host of a weekly television show called “Round Table,” and writer of a weekly newspaper column called “At The Half.”
She is the Executive Director of the Bahamas Campus of Sojourner-Douglass College and President of the Association of Tertiary Institutions in The Bahamas (ATIB).
