Teresa Cheng is a professional fundraiser with experience in social media marketing and communications, volunteer management, special events and database management. For the internship portion of the Humber Fundraising program, Teresa pursued a development internship in Chicago, Illinois at Interfaith Worker Justice, a national charity in the United States working with faith-based groups to help advocate for workers’ rights in the United States. She then moved to London, UK, where she worked at Breakthrough Breast Cancer, Teenage Cancer Trust and Macmillan Cancer Support. Teresa has focused on skill development and is someone who is truly open to personal growth.

She is an individual who is committed to personal and professional development in her fundraising career. She completed the Humber Fundraising program with honours and has attended numerous AFP Toronto Congress and Fundraising Day. Her international fundraising experience will be beneficial to the study of diversity in philanthropy.

She is currently on a committee for Markham At The Movies as their Social Media Coordinator. In her spare time, she is either reading, powerlifting, food blogging or travelling. Connect with her through LinkedIn or Twitter