Mrs. Teresa Cooke is a Carroll County native and 1994 Central High School graduate. She earned her Associate of Science in Nursing degree in 1999 and her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in 2001, both from the University of West Georgia.

Her nursing experience includes working with Wellstar from 1999-2000, with Tanner Hospital in Carrollton from 2001-2020, along with substitute nursing for Carroll County Schools.

Teresa and her husband, Matt, have two sons, Micah and Caleb.