Teresa Kellerman

Teresa Kellerman is a parent of a young adult with FAS and has cared for several foster children with FASD. Teresa has dedicated much of her personal and professional life to this cause and has founded the FAS Community Resource Center in Tucson, Arizona, FASSTAR Enterprises, and is also the cofounder of FASWORLD. NOFAS is pleased to honor Teresa Kellerman through this Hall of Fame.

Teresa conducts regular trainings on FASD for the Arizona Department of Health, CASA, and Prevent Child Abuse, Inc. She has participated in a workgroup for the FAS Surveillance Project in Arizona for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. She is a certified FASD trainer for the National Association of Drug Court Professionals, the Native American Alliance Foundation, The Arc, and SAMHSA’ FASD Center for Excellence. Her popularity as a speaker is due to a combination of her personal experience and success as a parent, her extensive knowledge of current research, and her unique incorporation of original materials such as skits, poems, and props. She has recently been appointed as the FASD state coordinator for the Arizona Division of Developmental Disabilities.

Teresa is a member of the National Association of FASD State Coordinators and has presented workshops in the fields of education, medicine, and mental health. She has designed presentations on prevention, awareness, education, and intervention of FASD. With 30 years personal experience and 15 years experience in the field, Teresa provides support and information for families, consults with professionals, trains foster parents, and facilitates support groups for birth mothers, adoptive parents, and caregivers.

She offers classroom presentations to students of all ages and has presented at Pima College, Prescott College, and the University of Arizona. Teresa has produced a 16-unit college curriculum on FASD, a two-day curriculum for parents of teens, and a one-day seminar for adults affected by prenatal exposure to alcohol.

An accomplished web author, Teresa maintains a web site that reaches 50,000 visitors each month. She helped to found International FASD Awareness Day and has assisted groups all over the world in educating their communities about FASD through Awareness Day events on September 9th of each year since 1999.

NOFAS is extremely pleased to honor Teresa Kellerman for her courage and spirit.