Teresa Smith graduated from University of Indianapolis Occupational therapy school in 1995. She worked in long term care for 3 years when graduating and has worked within the First Steps system for the remainder of her career. She started working within the First Steps System in 1998. She has been with PSA since 2011. Her favorite part of her job is meeting families where they are in their journey with their child. She enjoys making connections with families and empowering them to be proactive for their child and instilling confidence in ways to help their child develop in their home environment. Teresa especially enjoys working with feeding challenges, sensorimotor impairments, and children born prematurely and has participated in numerous trainings in these areas.
When not working, she enjoys spending time with her family to include her husband, Dave, her grown children, Chloe and Caitlyn, and their 13 year old rescue dog, Lokie. Her family loves to travel and adventure together. They love to hike National Parks together as well as have a relaxing vacation at the beach. She also enjoys to read and going to church. She loves to walk and has used this passion to participate in the Susan G. Komen 3 day, 60 mile walk for the past 7 years. In this walk she has raised $20,000 to fight cancer which is a cause close to her heart.