Theresa is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) with 12 years of experience in public accounting as an Audit Manager and Senior Tax Manager. Further, she has 17 years of experience teaching in both undergraduate and graduate programs in the U.S. and Brazil. Theresa has demonstrated her personal commitment to financial literacy by participating in and/or leading programs in the North Carolina Financial Literacy Council, Accounting Aid Society in Detroit, MI, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA), and Native American Outreach Initiatives. As a CPA and Educator, she believes it is her inherent responsibility to give back to her community and instills this philosophy in her students.