Teresa Gail Laws was born in Memphis but grew up in Riverside, CA. She graduated from Ramona High School and Riverside Community College in 1978 with an A.A.S in degree in Early Childhood Education. Her daughter Ariel is a GSL alum and graduate of St. Agnes Academy, and a graduate of Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia. Gail joined the faculty at GSL in 1989 and worked for many years as a junior kindergarten assistant before moving to the administrative office.