Originally from Savannah, Jessica Pedigo is a graduate of H.V. Jenkins High School where she was honored with many awards during her soccer career spanning from Player of the Week by the Savannah Morning News and the Savannah College of Art and Design Chronicle to being chosen for the All-City, All-Region and All-State soccer teams. She attended Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee where she majored in History and English and minored in Sociology.

After returning to Savannah, Jessica attended Savannah College of Art and Design and received a Masters of Art in Historic Preservation. She was an independent contractor and project manager for private developers during the rehabilitation of historic properties until 2008 when she began working for Historic Savannah Foundation. She now manages the Mayor’s Alliance to Save Historic Houses (MASHH) program, working to prevent unnecessary demolition of historic properties. Since returning to Savannah, Jessica has been involved with youth soccer, coaching teams ranging from under-9 to under-19 for Coastal Georgia Soccer Association (CGSA) in addition to coaching numerous soccer camps for CGSA and SCAD among others.