She has enjoyed astrophotography since 1986 and has written articles about astronomy for the newspaper and the school systems. She has mentored Junior Astronomy Clubs and has brought classrooms to her backyard observatory.
Her astrophotography has been featured on the local news and Terry was a featured artist at the Eaton Art Center and has work on display at the Boonshoft Museum of Discovery.

Terry has been a member of the Miami Valley Astronomical Society for 12 years. She has served as President, Vice President and advisor to the MVAS junior group. In addition to serving as an officer she chaired Apollo Rendezvous, the MVAS astronomy convention.

She is the recipient of the Astronomical League's service award, the Kepler Award from the Miami Valley Astronomical Society and an award from the Ohio House of Representatives for dedicated research and study of the Solar System.

Terry was the Astronomical League Secretary from 1998 to 2001 and co-chair's the Astronomical League's award program. This included the National Young Astronomer Award ( NYAA ), the Horkheimer Award and the Mabel Sterns Award.

Her memberships include American Astronomical Society, Astronomical League, Astronomical Society of the Pacific, Association of Lunar and Planetary Observers, The International Dark Sky Association and the Miami Valley Astronomical Society.

In 2002 Terry was elected to the office of Vice-President of the Astronomical  League. She is the LeagueÆs representative for the Pro-Am Collaboration. She also chairs the Operations Committee for the ISS-AT. This project started in 2001 with the goal of placing a telescope on the International Space Station.

She is Vice Chair of the Great Lakes Region of the Astronomical League and  serves as a JPL Solar System Ambassador responsible for informing the public of deep space missions through talks and demonstrations.