Marketing Director, Tess Beasley

Tess Beasley, our Marketing Director, has had a life-long interest in health, most often in compelling humans to pay more attention to what keeps them in shape physically, mentally and emotionally.

Her interest began as an athlete who looked toward nutrition as a better way of fueling her body. Nutrition led to further interest in the hard sciences, and eventually to studying pre-veterinary medicine for part of her undergraduate work. So, she’s no stranger to organic chemistry and the occasional goggle-face-white-lab-coat getup.

She’s no stranger to research either. In fact, in 2003, answering Co-op members’ questions and pawing through double-blind studies was at the forefront of her attention. Tess even convinced her mom to give Co-op supplements a try, and now her mom is one of the biggest champions of the Co-op's value in Utah.

To complement her interest in health and nutrition, Tess has spent the last five years studying a variety of philosophies exploring how to stay mentally and emotionally healthy, give and receive support, make meaning, and continue to grow and develop in a variety of ways.

As a result, Tess’ focus is on bringing a more integrative approach to health -- looking not only at specific conditions and issues facing members, but also what can be done proactively to promote health.

In particular, she seeks to incorporate greater mind-body connection. For example, looking to better understand the wisdom of the body, or on the flip-side what mentally or emotionally may be influencing physical health.

Net-net, Tess has a geek’s mind and a people-person’s heart, which means there’s little she enjoys more than learning new ways to help people -- and Co-op members are some of her favorite people!

When she’s not working for the kat, Tess lives with her two Siamese cats, Dante and Yoshi, and can usually be found people-watching or reading at a local coffee shop. 

If you are interested in contacting Tess, you may write to her at tess@ourhealthcoop.com.