Terri Lilga, a native of Western New York, resides in the Village of Hamburg with her husband Pete and their lively mini-golden doodle, Sushi.

After a fulfilling thirty-year career as an elementary school teacher in the same school district she graduated from, she rekindled her early passion for writing children’s literature. Her first children’s book, Santa’s Simon, was inspired by her desire to write a Christmas book with a unique twist, but mostly to highlight a message of faith, courage, and the transformational power of kindness.

In addition to writing, Terri loves to travel & has traveled to places like Egypt, Botswana, Poland, Spain, and Cozumel where she had a bucket-list opportunity to swim with dolphins.