Meet the Founder: Jess Rogers, M.Ed., President and CEO

Jess Rogers is an entrepreneur, educator, philanthropist, and community volunteer. Her roles include president and chief executive officer of TutorVille and TutorVille Franchise, co-founder of the TutorVille Foundation and former member of the Developmental Board for The McNair Center for Entrepreneurship at Houston Christian University.

Jess is an alumna of Houston Christian University with a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Media and Speech Communications, as well as a Master’s of Education in Secondary Education. She began her career in education over 20 years ago as a teacher, in 2009 founded TutorVille, a boutique tutoring firm, and in early 2021 founded TutorVille Franchise.

Her personal motto is, “It’s all about the kids,” and that motivates every decision at TutorVille. She strives to do all she can to widen opportunities and create a better educational landscape for students throughout the state.

After almost a decade of providing pro-bono tutoring to sick children, Jess co-founded the TutorVille Foundation and officially received 501(c)(3) status in 2022. The foundation’s purpose is to provide scholarships to students that are battling cancer and have had their education impacted due to their diagnosis.This is by far Jess’ greatest achievement to date. 

Among her favorite community projects, Jess has worked with Spring Branch ISD’s Community In Schools program to help at-risk students realize a successful future. Jess also enjoyed being a partner with The Menninger Clinic for their in-patient/out-patient homeschool program. At present, she partners with Candlelighters to tutor children who are battling cancer and unable to regularly attend school.  Additionally, she supports 100 Women in Houston Who Give A Damn, Autism Rescue Angels, Bo’s Place, Houston Area Women’s Center, K9s4COPs & K9s4KIDs, and Texas Center for the Missing. 

Most importantly, Jess credits her alma mater, Houston Christian University, with achieving her goals. She has served numerous terms on the alumni board and speaks regularly on leadership panels and podcasts for HCU. Moreover, TutorVille is the exclusive tutoring partner for faculty, staff, and alumni at the university.

In 2014, Jess was named “Women Who Inspire” by fashion designer Elaine Turner. Two years later, she was chosen as one of her alma mater’s “Successful Entrepreneurs” in the December 2016 issue of The Pillars. In 2017, Jess became the first female alumnus invited by Houston Christian University to conduct the homecoming football game coin toss.