
Crystal Neate
Crystal Neate has a love and passion for health. But the story neither starts nor ends here. Born in Scottsdale, Arizona in the spring, this desert flower was transplanted from the Valley of the Sun to the Wasatch Mountains of Salt Lake City where she flourished and evolved into the adventurous and competitive active person she’s become.
She enjoys the great outdoors and all things natural, and is a natural athlete to boot. She has traveled extensively; from climbing Hawaii’s Maunakea to camping in the Florida Everglades and has enjoyed lounging leisurely in Boston commons to snorkeling in La Jolla cove.
After graduating from the University of Utah with a degree in Health Promotion and Education, she started working in neuro-vascular research before joining UPIN, and is pursuing a MPH with an emphasis in epidemiology and global health. She will then fulfill her lifetime love of learning by getting her doctorate in naturopathy and hopes to one day have a holistic practice.
When not working in the health field, she’s tending to her herb gardens, taking in neglected animals, and creating new concoctions in the kitchen. If asked to describe herself, she’d say “I’m a la cross between Jimmy Buffet and Martha Stewart” and “A Utah Man am I !”