Dr. Teresa Hardee

Currently serving as Delaware State University’s Chief Operating Officer, Dr. Teresa Hardee brings over 20 years of accounting, auditing, budgeting, and managerial experience. Dr. Hardee holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration (and a minor in Accounting) from Fayetteville State University, Master of Public Administration degree from North Carolina Central University, and an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Hardee is also a Certified Public Accountant.

Since joining Delaware State University, Dr. Hardee’s leadership has produced unprecedented standards of improving financial oversight and manageability, business-process management and leveraging technological advancements to ensure effective and efficient processes. Prior to Delaware State University, Dr. Hardee served as Chief Financial Officer of Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. Dr. Hardee’s transformational leadership has generated clean audits, performance improvements, strategic re-engineering, etc. She has been a member of the Executive Management Team for the last 10 years.

Dr. Hardee’s professional successes also included having served as Assistant Vice-Chancellor for Budgets and Finance Planning (North Carolina Central University), Director of Internal Audit (North Carolina Central University), Investment Accounting Manager (North Carolina Department of State Treasurer), and Assistant State Auditor (North Carolina Office of State Auditor) among other professional positions.