
Terri was born in Butler, Pennsylvania and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana in 1968. She graduated from L. W. Higgins High School and attended Delgado College for two years.
In 1984 Terri began working for Prudential Real Estate as an accounting clerk. In 1990 she relocated to Breaux Bridge and worked in a manufacturing plant as an accounting clerk. Later she accepted a job with a local print shop running the accounting department.
In 1996 Terri returned to property management and was responsible for the accounting of twenty-one buildings, five trailer parks, and two apartment complexes. Terri joined Champion Real Estate Services in January 2001 as the accounting manager and was promoted to Controller in July 2008.
She is married to Christopher R. Johnson and has two children, Ashley and Brittany.