Therasa N. Curtis teaches Head Start Pre-K4 at Arabi Elementary. Her love for the children has kept her in preschool for 14 years.
She attended Arabi Elementary, Chalmette Middle and Andrew Jackson High School after moving to St. Bernard at the age of 10. She graduated from high school in 1997 where she went on to graduate from Nunez Community College with a General Studies Degree, obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education at Holy Cross College, and a Master's in Educational Leaderships at ACE (American College of Education).
Mrs. Curtis resides in St. Bernard with her husband of 20 years and her 2 children.