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Graduate Degree: Boston University School of Management
Undergraduate Degree: Smith College
Areas of Interest: Social injustice and health policies
Mentor: Ira Jackson, Consultant
Agency: Office of Intergovernmental Relations, City of Boston
Supervisor: Dina Siegel, Director, Office of Intergovernmental Relations
Project Description: Terese completed program development, research & writing of federal HHS grant for Early Learning Opportunities submitted by a collaboration of city/community early care providers. She completed a welfare/TANF research paper on Boston caseload demographics, drafting of TANF resolution and talking points for US Conference of Mayors meeting. She also created a PowerPoint presentation for group of private family funders on needs & challenges in the early care & education system in Boston. Finally, she was a grant reviewer for two city review panels: Safe Neighborhood Youth Fund & Child Care Quality Improvement Fund.