Terra is originally from Colby, Kansas, but now resides in Stillwater with her husband. She was a student athletic trainer for Kansas State University while in college and has been practicing as a physician’s assistant since 2001. She earned board certification from the National Commission on Certification of Physician’s Assistants in 2001. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Kansas State University in 1993 and graduated from Wichita State University’s physician assistant program in 2001.