MEMBER NEWS
B Y TA R A S A L A H E L D I N A N D S A R A H H A R M O N
THE SPA SHIFT
Announcements marking spa industry players on the move.
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Michael Choiniere
Georgiann Reigle
Steven A. Rudnitsky
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Julie Oliff
Noel Daniel
Brennan Evans
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Allyson Archambault
Michelle Horner
Ginger McLean
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Michael Choiniere is the new Director of Sales and Marketing of
Florida’s Carillon Miami Beach.
Georgiann Reigle joins Aromatherapy Associates in Frisco, Texas, as
Vice President for Asia.
Steven A. Rudnitsky is now the President and Chief Executive Officer
of Miraval Resort & Spa’s Miraval Group based in Tucson, Arizona.
Julie Oliff is now the Director of Operations, Residences at the St.
Regis Aspen Resort in Aspen, Colorado.
The Spa at Rancho Valencia in Santa Fe, California welcomes Noel
Daniel as General Manager.
Brennan Evans is the new Vice President of Operations of Trilogy Spa
Holdings, located in Temper, Arizona.
Skin Authority, based in Carlsbad, California, welcomes Allyson
Archambault as East Coast Director of Strategic Accounts and
Michelle Horner as Director of Customer Care and Education.
Walt Disney Company Spa Director Ginger McLean joins the
Florida Spa Association as Board Member.
GIVING BACK
1. StressBusters Wellness Day Spa, located in Laguna Hills, California, held a food
and clothing drive for those affected by the Valley Fire in northern California. The
fire burned down more than 600 homes and displaced 37,000 residents in the
town of Cobb. Stressbusters Wellness Day Spa owners Mikki and Michael
Anderson dropped off the donations at the donation center at Napa Fairgrounds
in Calistoga. Mikki also volunteered her time to provide free aromatherapy and
massage treatments to evacuees.
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2. Based in Evergreen, Colorado, Tallgrass Aveda Spa & Salon celebrates its 20th
anniversary with a salute to military men and women. Expanding its Soldier Box
Project, now on its seventh year, the spa shipped at least 100 care packages to
troops in Afghanistan for the holidays. The spa also gave away 50 complimentary
spa services to military women during Veterans Week in November.
3. Apothederm Skin Care, of Bothell, Washington, donated all of the furniture and
décor used in its booth at this year’s 2015 ISPA Conference & Expo. The company
has initiated a new program to lower its carbon footprint and promote sustainability by repurposing items. These items were purchased locally in Las Vegas,
Nevada, for the Conference and were donated post-event to Heaven Can Wait
Animal Society. The organization will use Apothederm Skin Care’s donation onsite and in its fundraising efforts.
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