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MEET OUR TEAM



Theresa Pittard
Massage Therapist, Cooper Spa

Years at Cooper: Started in October 2017

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Previous work experience prior to coming to Cooper: I owned my own massage business in Galveston, Texas, until it was destroyed in 2008 by Hurricane Ike. In 2009, I worked as a massage therapist on a cruise ship for nine months, and since then I’ve worked as an independent contractor massage therapist.

What is your favorite form of physical activity? Walking and working out.

What do you consider your greatest achievement? Well, I’m not done achieving yet so I can’t definitively answer this question!

Best advice you’ve ever received? To trust my instincts and intuition in situations.

What is your hidden talent? I write poetry and I’m writing a book.

What’s the biggest compliment you’ve ever received? My friends tell me that I’m a very honest, trustworthy and caring person and they can come to me for advice.

How many siblings do you have? I have eight siblings—six sisters and two brothers. I’m the seventh of nine children.

What is your favorite family tradition? I love, love, love Thanksgiving and making Klug—a Swedish mulled wine served warm—during the holidays!

How would your closest friends describe you (in three words)? Smart, fun and adventurous.

What product could you not live without? Toothpaste.

Tell us about your favorite pair of shoes. Well that’s easy…my blue slippers. They are soft and cozy and they scream RELAXATION!

If you could go to one concert, whose would it be? Joshua Bell. I love violin music and he is fantastic!

Have you lived outside the U.S., if so, where? Yes, I lived in England for a short while when I attended the Steiner Academy in Middlesex training to work on a cruise ship.