Born in Linz, Upper Austria, in 1982, lives in Bad Ischl. Teresa Kainedergrew up in Linz and the Mühlviertel, after graduating from secondary school, she enlisted for a voluntary social year in France, then studied textile design at Salzburg Mozarteum and theology at Salzburg. As youth commissioner for the young church in Linz, she works on music and theatre projects for which she develops pastoral concepts. Since 2020, she is the head for church projects for salzkammergut2024.