Teresa R. Rosenberger

Teresa, President of Devine Strategies, and the former President of FairPoint Communications in New Hampshire, helps clients develop strategies for success and growth. Teresa has extensive experience in business and non-profit leadership, regulatory matters, government affairs, public relations, grassroots organizing and economic development. Throughout her career, Teresa has developed expertise in the areas of telecommunications, public utilities, healthcare, taxation, licensing, environmental issue, human resources, and all general business issues.

Teresa's approach to problem solving is to work within the client service team, providing potential political, legislative and grassroots solutions. Understanding the dynamics of both the political and legislative process at the federal, state and local levels allows Teresa to be a valuable contributor to a client service team.

Throughout her 30-year career in public policy, communications, and advocacy, Teresa has been involved at both the national, state and local levels. She began her career at U.S. News and World Report magazine. She has been a member of the speech writing and research staff at the White House under the presidencies of Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. From 1989 to 1996 Teresa was a political and communications consultant for The American Association of Retired Persons, helping develop federal and state advocacy positions and strategies for involvement in the presidential and other federal elections. She has also consulted for the Healthcare Leadership Committee in Washington, D.C., specifically working with their management to develop integrated state strategies to implement healthcare reform legislation. Teresa has worked on issues in the State of New Hampshire for the last decade and a half. Most recently, Teresa was the President of FairPoint Communications in New Hampshire. While at FairPoint, Teresa was able to successfully bring the company out of bankruptcy and position it for success and New Hampshire growth. Under Teresa’s leadership, FairPoint was voted the best telecommunications company in NH.