Teressa Townes began her career with Hospice of Rockingham County over 21 years ago. During this time she has held various roles with the agency. She started out at HRC as a Medical Records Clerk. In 2002 she became the Billing Specialist for the agency, and was later promoted to Business Office Manager, managing both Medical Records and Billing. She currently holds the position of Director of Finance and Patient Information Systems. Teressa obtained her Certification in Leadership Excellence through Teleios University in December of last year. She is also studying to receive her certification in HR through Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM). Teressa resides in Eden, NC with her wonderful husband Daniel. She loves singing, reading and spending time with her children and grandchildren. She was blessed to write a book in 2019 entitled Push Past Pain (To the Blessing on the Other Side) in which she shares some of her life experiences to encourage others to keep pushing past the obstacles that life can send to keep us from our blessings. She has a strong faith in God and is extremely thankful for the privilege to work in end of life care for over 2 decades.
We are excited to introduce you to our guest blogger, Teressa Townes. Teressa is the Director of Finance and Patient Information Systems at one of our member agencies, Hospice of Rockingham County. You will soon see that she is an incredibly talented writer and we are grateful for her insight and contribution.
