Born and raised in Vancouver, Teresa grew up building tree forts in the bushes at Langara, playing Kick the Can with the neighbourhood kids and helping out at her parent’s restaurant in bustling Chinatown. Teresa has watched the city grow into what it is today and takes great pleasure in working with communities to create vibrant projects for a city she loves.

Teresa is currently at Rize Mount Pleasant while managing the Rize community initiatives including pop-up retail, the Kingsway Art Collective and the Rize community information centre.