Therese Pecora

Therese Pecora has extensive experience in education, currently serving as a Teacher and Girls Track & Field Head Coach at Thornton Fractional High School District 215 since 2011. Prior to this, Therese worked as a Teacher at Matteson School District 162 from 2004 to 2011 and completed a Student Teacher role at St. Cajetan's Elementary School in 2003-2004, focusing on sixth grade math and science. Therese holds a Master of Education (MEd) as a Reading Specialist and another MEd in Elementary K-9 from Saint Xavier University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communications & Public Relations from Illinois State University and an Associate of Arts and Sciences from Illinois Central College.