Terri Westhafer grew up and was educated in Denver at Machebeuf High School, University of Denver, and University of Colorado, where she received a B.A. in English. She spent twenty years in California and received the M. A in English in 1995. In addition to teaching, she has enjoyed a 30-year career in the motion picture business and is currently involved in the deployment of Digital Cinema in North America. As Terri explains, "Teaching is my lifeblood, my motivation to accomplish great things." She has taught at technical colleges, but prefers the academic atmosphere of "a real school." This is her fifth year as an Adjunct Instructor at ACC.