Tessa sits on both the Board of Directors and Governance Committee of Persephone Theatre. Tessa is grateful for the opportunity to give back to the Saskatoon community by supporting local art and theatre through involvement in corporate governance.

Tessa received her Juris Doctor degree from the University of Saskatchewan in 2022.

She also holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Saskatchewan (2016). Her honours thesis looked at psychopathy and behaviour, and was subsequently published in the online journal Sexual Offender Treatment.

Tessa received the Eldon Woolliams Law Entrance Scholarship for undergraduate academic achievement.