Terri has been employed by the Illinois Department of Corrections since 1994. She began her career at an entry level and has risen to the rank of Public Service Administrator at the Pinckneyville Correctional Center and the DuQuoin Impact Incarceration Program.  In addition to her normal duties over the Dietary Department, she serves as a member of the Illinois Department of Corrections Religious Practices Advisory Board, and as an internal as well as an external auditor.    

Terri also has experience in the private sector first through farming with her husband of 32 years (Rick) and then later as a successful small business owner when Terri along with Rick and her grandparents built the Bluebell Restaurant in Murphysboro. A successful restaurant frequented by many in the southern Illinois region.  As a former small business owner, Terri knows firsthand the challenges of meeting payroll, managing a budget and living within ones means.    Read More