Tessa Mowbray Emery

Tessa Mowbray Emery, CPA, currently serves as the Controller at J.R. Vinagro Corporation since March 2023. Prior to this role, Tessa held the position of Division Controller at EY TECHNOLOGIES from April 2022 to March 2023, leading the accounting, procurement, and HR departments for an international manufacturing location. From April 2020 to April 2022, Tessa was the Director of Finance at PJ Restaurants LLC, overseeing financial operations for 68 Papa John's locations in the US, 17 in the UK, and 3 Roy Rogers, collectively generating $75 million in annual revenue. Tessa's career at Roy Rogers Restaurants spanned from December 2008 to April 2020, where responsibilities included financial management as the Financial Controller and leading accounting cycles as a Senior Staff Accountant. Earlier experience includes a Finance Manager position at Epok. Tessa holds an MBA in Accounting and Finance from Hood College and a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations from Syracuse University.