THERESA, our Director, was born and raised in Nova Scotia, Canada, this International Presentation Coach and Judge brings 30 years of barbershop experience to Harmony, Inc., the Barbershop Harmony Society and now the world of Sweet Adelines International. Theresa became a certified Presentation Judge 1997 and specializes in both choreography and performance packages. She recently became  a Certified Director with the Barbershop Harmony Society as well.

Theresa has held many positions in her career with Harmony, Inc.  including Chapter President, costume chair, publicity agent, show/scriptwriter, and her all time favorite, choreographer. Her judging has taken her all over North America and even the UK and continues to travel. Theresa is no stranger to Harmony, Inc. or Society schools. She has taught at many schools such as the Mountain Division Great Northern Harmony Workshop, Harmony Homecoming in the Sunrise Division, Harmony Intensive Schools (HITS) Harmony College East in Salisbury and JAD TOP GUN.

In addition to being a teacher and a coach, Theresa is the Musical Director of the Valley Voices, the first Harmony chorus Theresa ever sang with back when she started babershopping. 

Although Theresa's  first love is the art of barbershop singing, her experience with  Quick As A Wink Theater has given her more appreciation for the theater. She joined the directing crew as a vocal coach and choreographer in the play Glory Days. She can now add the experience of the theater to her coaching skills. Currently she is the head presentation coach for the Mega City Chorus in Toronto.

She brings all the elements of the presentation category and life experiences into her coaching sessions, believing that every chorus and quartet has its own unique personality. Drawing upon the performer’s individual characteristics, she helps the performer discover and develop their stage personality, bringing her own life experiences as a performer to both her coaching and performance planning.