Between 2005 and 2010, Terrance was hired as a political operative for the then Mayor and now U.S. Senator, Cory A. Booker, as well as a host of other local, county, and state officials. Between 2006 and 2013, Terrance served as a Director of Constituent Affairs for the City of Newark and then Director of the Newark Youth One-Stop Career Center. Terrance led the agency to the status of #1 youth one-stop statewide. Under Terrance’s leadership, the agency not only met and exceeded all federal and state Workforce Investment Act (WIA) measurements, but also exceeded the state’s literacy rate. Since then, Terrance has served as a primary or lead consultant for local and international non-profit organizations, such as Clean Water Action, the South Ward Clinton Hill Community Action Group, NewarkDIG, NJ/NY BayKeeper's, Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), and serving as Director of the Parent Coalition of Excellent Education (PC2E).