Originally from Gary, Indiana, Tearanie is humbled and honored to be an active part of her
community in Arizona since moving here in 2017. She is a graduate of Jackson State
University and earned a BS in Social Science Education, where she fully leaned into her
passion for educating others. Tearanie has served as a middle and high school educator in both
rural and urban school settings for over 10 years. She has also proudly served our United
States Military Personnel overseas providing education services to deployed service members
in Germany, Afghanistan, Kuwait, and Qatar. She gained local organizing experience as Deputy Education Director for Rural Arizona Education and Rural Arizona Action, 501(c)3 and 501 (c)4 respectively, through their youth campaigns geared towards participatory research action. She also brings knowledge on electoral organizing, working on the 2020 and 2022 Georgia Senate Runoffs and spearheading the Arizona Democratic Party’s Coordinated Out of State Program with Mission for Arizona. Her work has been seen across state lines, re-electing Senator Raphael Warnock and our very own astronaut, Senator Mark Kelly, as well as a host of statewide, county, and local candidates. Her life and career experiences have solidified her passion for defending democracy in all the spaces she occupies. To Tearanie, joy is found through inspiring and uplifting others. She hopes that her experiences, story, and actions will inspire others to become the “change they wish to see.” Tearanie is the Democracy Defense Senior Manager for All Voting is Local.