A love of social media led Tess to create her own career as owner of a marketing firm, Social Media Mack.com. She began working closely with Capitol Chamber of Commerce as a media developer, and by fall 2009 she was serving as the organization’s executive director. In her position with the Capitol Chamber, Tess works closely with the City of Oklahoma City and business owners in the northeast part of the city to plan, organize, manage, control and sustain the business district, the keys to economic growth and development in the area.