Taerra Pence is a home improvement contractor in Manhattan specializing in small repairs and small contracts. She is a native of Richmond, VA where she got her start as a handywoman helping her parents with home remodel projects and repairing the family van.

She moved to NYC in 2016 to pursue her opera career, but ended up starting a handy[wo]man business, “The Practical Diva” to fund her lessons, auditions, travel, and living expenses in New York.