Theresa Fambro Hooks (most folks call me "Teesee") first came to the Chicago Defender in 1961 as women's editor and columnist (it was a 5-day a week daily then) and has been associated with the newspaper (off and on) ever since. At one time, John H. H. Sengstacke named me the Defender's vice president for public relations. In between stints at the Defender, I was employed for Philco-Ford Residential Job Corps Center (manager of public affairs), Parker House Sausage Co. (director of marketing and communications), Olive Harvey College (special assistant to the president for community affairs and public relations), Operation PUSH and Jesse Jackson for President (communications associate), Coors Beer (regional manager for community relations) and Theresa Fambro Hooks & Associates (president, of course!).
In my column, "Teesee's Town," I tell "the good news" along with the comings and goings of Chicago's business, corporate, entertainment, cultural, community and social leaders. With my trusty digital camera, I also cover special events for a regular photo feature, "Seen on the Scene."
Among many other organizations, I am a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) and Trinity United Church of Christ.
What I know for sure: "God is good all the time - All the time God is good!
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