Biography

Teresa Preston is PDK International’s Director of Publications and Editor-in-Chief of Phi Delta Kappan. Before coming to PDK International in 2018 as Managing Editor of Kappan, Teresa served as an editor at numerous professional associations, including as a Managing Editor at the Association for Talent Development and the National Association for Music Education and as an Associate Editor for ASCD’s Educational Leadership magazine. She’s also served as a reporter covering education at the Salem Times-Register, a weekly community newspaper in Salem, Virginia. Before beginning her career in publishing, Teresa spent two years as a high school English teacher, which cemented her conviction that teaching is a tremendously difficult job and that educators at all levels deserve our respect and support.

A lifelong Virginia resident, Teresa is a graduate of William & Mary in Williamsburg and currently resides in Alexandria. She is an avid reader who has maintained a blog for many years chronicling her reading, and she can often be found attending plays in the DC area’s local theatres.