Teresa has been employed with the Omak Okanogan County Chronicle for 17 years. The Omak Okanogan County Chronicle is an award-winning, locally owned newspaper in North Central Washington's, Okanogan County, the largest county in Washington State. Teresa started her newspaper career at the front desk in 2008 and quickly learned all aspects of classifieds, legals, ad sales and worked her way to becoming ad manager in 2013. Teresa became a publisher in 2016 and is the current publisher.