A native of Saltville, Virginia, Tessa joined Gator Hospitality in June of 2024. Tessa’s primary responsibility as the Gator Hospitality Senior Manager is to oversee premium seating operations for football, men’s basketball, gymnastics, and baseball at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, Exactech Arena in the Stephen C. O’Connell Center, and Condron Ballpark. 

Prior to her role as the Gator Hospitality Senior Manager, Tessa served as the Assistant Manager of Crimson Tide Hospitality at the University of Alabama from 2022-2024 and worked part time with Tennessee Athletic Hospitality at The University of Tennessee from 2018-2022. In addition to her work with Gator Hospitality, Tessa also supports REVELxp at various championship hospitality and fan events around the country.

Tessa graduated from Mars Hill University in 2017 with a B.S. in Fashion and Interior Merchandising and The University of Tennessee in 2022 with a M.S. in Sport Management.