She entered in numerous fitness competitions, including the Ujena calendar swimwear contest and Miss Fiesta Bowl for the Arizona State Sun Devils.
After she completed her bachelor’s degree, she moved to Atlanta and continued working as a personal trainer in Marietta at Main Event Gym.
She appeared in a non-nude Nitro Girls pictorial in the September 1998 issue of Penthouse, along with Melissa Bellin, Chae An, and Kimberly Page.
Over the next ten years, Teri earned her MBA and worked as a Regional Director, corporate trainer and Campus President.
The book, published by Gypsy Press Comics, was originally to be titled "Nytro", but Turner Broadcasting would not allow them to use anything associated with their WCW franchise.