Teresa Ward

Teresa Ward is the President of Teresa’s Family Cleaning, an award-winning Long Island home and commercial cleaning company that services Nassau and Suffolk County, including the Hamptons.  Teresa founded the company in 1993 in her basement and garage which today, has grown into one of the most successful home and commercial cleaning services on Long Island. 

Teresa’s Family cleaning is an award-winning company. In 2009, The US Small Business Administration awarded Teresa with the Small Business of the Year Award for New York State and she also was named one of Long Island’s Top 50 Women by the Long Island Business News. 

In 2010, Teresa’s Family Cleaning was awarded the prestigious ARCSI Residential Cleaning Seal of Excellence by the Association of Residential Cleaning Services, International (ARCSI). She was also appointed as one of the Board members for the Port Jefferson Chamber of Commerce, and in early 2010, Teresa was inducted into the Suffolk County Women’s Hall of Fame for her work in business and the community. 

Teresa serves on the Board of the Association of Residential Cleaning Services (ARCSI) and is a member of the Suffolk Women’s Business Coalitions and Friends for Life Foundation. She is an active participant in more than 25 business, civic, and charitable organizations. 

Teresa supports a wide variety of local charities and nonprofit organizations by donating her services to help others. She is a founding member of Cleaning for a Reason which is now a nationwide organization that cleans houses for women battling cancer. 

As an addition to her work with Cleaning for a Reason, Teresa has created a separate organization called TW Cares that provides house cleaning services for men, women, and the parents of children who’s lives are being affected by cancer. The organization allows both individuals and businesses to make a difference in the lives of those struggling with the disease.