Teresa Goehring was born and raised in Hartford, SD with six siblings. As Director of Youth Ministry at St. Joseph, Goehring oversees the middle school, high school and college youth programs that balance scripture study with service components. She is employed full-time with the Okoboji School System as a Counseling Interventionist and holds degrees in biology, physics and special education and Master degrees in counseling and behavior strategist II. Goehring and husband, Scott, reside in rural Milford and are the parents of Gabriel, Grace and Allison. She enjoys running, snow- boarding and reading in her spare time.