Current Position: 
Teresa joined Peritus in March 2009 as an Account Representative in our Indianapolis office. A veteran of successful grassroots campaigns, Teresa immediately put to use her political experience on public affairs clients such as PhRMA and Pfizer.

Before Peritus:
Most recently, Teresa served as Strategic Project Director for Indiana’s Family & Social Services Administration in Governor Daniel’s administration. Before she joined Governor Daniels administration, Teresa served as Statewide Field Director for the Indiana Republican Party where she created and executed a statewide grassroots program for Governor Daniels’s re-election garnering an 18-point victory and sweeping all statewide offices. Before she moved to Indiana, Teresa served as a Special Assistant in the White House Liaison Office in the Department of the Interior, working closely with Secretary Dirk Kempthorne and the White House.  Teresa coordinated all political appointments with more than 140 Federal Advisory Committees across the country in various topics and all political activity with the Department of the Interior. Teresa’s political career began as an intern for then Maryland Lt. Governor, now Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele and served as a Regional Political Director for 2006 Steele’s U.S. Senate campaign. 

Additional Information: 
A native of Maryland, Teresa graduated in 2006 from Frostburg State University with a dual degree in Political Science and Law and Society. In 2004, she was chosen to be a Page to President Bush at the Republican National Convention.  Teresa remains involved in Indiana politics, is a devoted Washington Redskins football fan and is currently training to run her first half-marathon.

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