Terry Roland grew up in Millington where he graduated from Millington Central High School and went on to attend the University of Memphis. He worked for eight years as area coordinator with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), traveling to bases in the continental United States.

Terry learned his work ethic from his mother and father as he worked in his family businesses, Roland's Amoco and Roland's Pool Supply, since he was a young boy. He was blessed to have Christi Tedington accept his proposal of marriage, and the two of them currently reside in the Shelby Forest area.

Terry has served as the vice chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party and is the Republican state committeeman for Senate District 29. Terry also served on the Board of Directors for the Tennessee Lottery, Professional Care Services, and First Citizens Bank. As a past president of the Rural Action Group (RAG), Terry and the group of concerned citizens successfully fought annexation by Memphis. He is a proud member of the National Rifle Association, the Millington Chamber of Commerce, First Baptist Church in Millington, and the Highland Hundred. He is currently the president of Forest Drive Civic Club.