Head of Public Relations, Canada

Teresa leads our communications strategy. She brings her trademark energetic and passionate approach to connect with patients, providers and clients to craft stories that raise awareness of Teladoc Health's positive impact on the lives of people in Canada.

Previously, Teresa held a senior communications role at Heart & Stroke where she helped publicize Heart Month, Stroke Month and Ride for Heart, and worked with celebrity influencers to raise awareness of women's heart and stroke risks and inequities in research and treatment. Teresa’s career began as a reporter and interviewer at CityNews, Much Music, Discovery Channel and CTV Toronto. After broadcasting, she segued to a job as a media relations expert for a Toronto hospital that became ground zero for the SARS outbreak in Canada.

Raised in Lisbon, fluent in Portuguese, Teresa holds an English Literature degree from York U's Glendon College, studied PR at Toronto Metropolitan University and French at Sorbonne University.