Biography

Terry Schooley is a member of the Delaware House of Representatives for the 23rd District in Newark. Her career has included 25 years of management, leadership, and advocacy for children, families and women’s organizations. Over a dozen years have been spent working for Planned Parenthood of Delaware and another eight years working with KIDS COUNT in Delaware. A graduate of Gettysburg College with a degree in music education, Representative Schooley started her career as a teacher and continued in education with her election to the Board of Education of the Christina School District and presidency of the Delaware School Board Association.

Representative Schooley currently directs KIDS COUNT in Delaware, part of a national and state project funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. KIDS COUNT both tracks and reports on the status of children and families and serves as an advocate for policies to improve their lives. One KIDS COUNT project completed a report on the rising rate of infant mortality in the state of Delaware. The report was followed by the creation of a Governor-appointed Task Force to seek solutions.

Representative Schooley was awarded the Professional Merit Award from the University of Delaware where she directs the state KIDS COUNT Project. She was also honored as Woman of the Year in March 2006 by the University of Delaware Women’s Club. She sits on the board of the Newark Symphony Orchestra, the Delaware Financial Literacy Institute, the Family Law Commission, the Healthy Mothers and Infants Consortium, and various Task Forces throughout the state. Her involvement in the community and state helped lead to her election to the House of Representatives in 2004. She is married to the Rev. Dr. Kit Schooley and has two grown daughters, Tara and Korynn, and two grandchildren, Tate and Taylor.