FROM YOUR
CHAIRMAN
2015
ISPA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Michael Tompkins
Hilton Head Health
ARE YOU
COUNTING
DOWN
THE DAYS?
I
VICE CHAIRMAN
Ella Stimpson
The Spa at Sea Island
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Todd Shaw
The Club at Las Campanas
DIRECTORS
Noel Asmar
Noel Asmar Uniforms, Inc.
I AM.
Blake Feeney
Feeney & Co.
n about two months, we will
Todd Hewitt
Four Seasons Toronto
once again gather as one
Kristine Huffman
Huffman Hospitality Concepts
community at the 2015 ISPA
ISPA Foundation Chairman
Jeff Kohl
Spa & Club Ideations
Conference & Expo—and I can
hardly contain my excitement.
Why? This year, we not only explore a vast world of opportunities at Conference but also mark
a milestone with ISPA’s 25th anniversary. Yes, ISPA is turning 25!
It was hard to imagine when we first started as a community that we’d make it this far. After
all, more than two decades ago, people thought the spa industry was nothing more than
indoor pools and unscientific healing practices. Today, spas are synonymous with health and
well-being, with more and more treatments backed by medical science. Oh, how far we’ve
come indeed!
I invite you to make history and join us at this year’s ISPA Conference & Expo in Las Vegas
on Oct. 19 to 21. There are a lot of reasons why you need to be there and these are all highlighted in this Conference preview edition of Pulse. With all of this year’s expert speakers and
program highlights, it’s near impossible to drill the reasons down to one. But if I must, allow me
to point out that coming to this year’s ISPA Conference & Expo is like coming home.
Julie Oliff
St. Regis Aspen
Laura Parsons
ZaSpa at Hotel ZaZa
ISPA Foundation
Vice Chairman
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
Eric Stephenson
Well World Group
Todd Walter
Red Door Spas
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent A. Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
With a fitting explore theme, we shared the journey as a community in bringing the spa’s
mission of health and well-being to life. Throughout the years, ISPA has remained steadfast to
CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL
its mission, consistently representing the spa world and never changing in the face of chal-
Past ISPA Chairmen who
are current members:
lenges. We explored unbeaten paths, paving the way to a spa revolution. Ultimately, like every
Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting
journey we take, we circle back to coming home. Welcome home—we hope to see you at the
Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations
2015 ISPA Conference & Expo!
Jean Kolb • Well By Choice
John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi
Kate Mearns • 5 Spa Consulting LLC
Jim Root • Glen Ivy Hot Springs
—MICHAEL TOMPKINS, CHAIRMAN
2 PULSE
n
August 2015
Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa
Consulting, LLC
Deborah Waldvogel • Sedona Resorts