Tessa attended Mortimer Jordan High School where she was a member of the National Honor Society graduating with distinction in 2012. She went on to work as a pharmacy technician, and in the service industry, while attending UAB as an ROTC cadet, and earned an Associates in Science Business Administration degree from Bevill State Community College.
Tessa has been a volunteer at Children’s hospital, enjoys spending time with her family, music and music festivals, plays several instruments and is a cat lover.