Teri Kuwahara graduated with a B.A. from Cal State Long Beach in History, Secondary Education and a certificate in East Asian Studies, M.S. from the University of Southern California in Library Science and a Certificate with Distinction in College Admission Counseling from UCLA Extension.

She joined the staff at PVHS in 2007 after serving as the program director for a private non-profit educational foundation.  She is a member of the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) and  the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC).  She was  honored in 2009 by WACAC with the Steve Hankins New Counselor Award.  Teri loves to travel and has personally toured over 50 colleges in the United States.

Teri has two grown children who graduated from a community college, state college, private California college and private east coast college.  She currently resides in Torrance with her husband.

Mrs. Teresa Hoffman
Phone: 310-378-8471 Ext. 347
Email: hoffmant@pvpusd.k12.ca.us

Teresa Hoffman attended the University of California at Davis, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies.  She worked for Ashland, Inc. for several years in marketing and technical support. 

Before joining the staff at PVHS in 2009,  she volunteered extensively in the College and Career Center and recently experienced the college admissions process with her eldest child.  She is currently a member of the Western Association for College Admission Counseling (WACAC) and has attended several of their workshops on financial aid and scholarships.