Terry is a native New Mexican with over 25 years of experience in NM schools. Before school business, he worked with a local public accounting firm and performed audits on schools and other local governmental units. Terry retired as the CFO/COO of the Las Cruces Public Schools in August 2016 and was announced as Executive Director of NMASBO in February 2018. Terry has been married to Dama for 38 years, and they have two grown children. His hobbies include golf, woodworking, hunting, fishing, and gardening.