Jessi Stas is a Northwest Indiana native and was homeschooled through her senior year of high school. Throughout high school Jessi played volleyball and continued playing collegiately. In 2012 Jessi completed her Associates in Business and then went on to receive her Bachelors of Science in Sports Management with a Minor in Business in 2015 and her Masters of Science in Event Tourism with a concentration on sport, both from Indiana University. Throughout her education Jessi was involved in several research projects for the Sport Innovation Institute where she was able to work with clients such as the NCAA, HCT and BIG10.