Terri Gunn is a dedicated teacher and Life Coach for Wayne Township Adult Education. For the past 30 years, she has credited her joy-filled passion for second-language learners to her foundation in Language Arts and her Reading Endorsement. While pursuing her ESL certification, Terri draws inspiration from the determination of newcomers in Avon schools and researches best practices to support their success.

Following her retirement from K–12 education, Terri embraces a life-changing opportunity to continue working with adult language learners. She begins as a classroom teacher at Wayne Adult Education and later transitions into the role of Life Coach.

In her current position, Terri assists parents who face the challenges of learning a new language while navigating employment, immigration, insurance, and healthcare systems in a new country. This work requires strong networking, research, and problem-solving skills. Terri credits her students’ unwavering enthusiasm and gratitude as the inspiration that fuels her purposeful work.