Congratulations to this year’ s ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship recipients!
ISPA FOUNDATION
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ISPA FOUNDATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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CHAIRMAN Frank Pitsikalis ResortSuite
VICE CHAIRMAN Sharilyn Abbajay Red Door Spas
DIRECTORS Todd Shaw Acting Chairman
Michael Tompkins Immediate Past Chairman
Lynne McNees ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR Brent Bauer, M. D. Mayo Clinic
HONORARY BOARD MEMBERS Ruth Stricker The Marsh, A Center for Balance and Fitness
Deborah Szekely WELLNESS WARRIOR
The ISPA Foundation wishes to thank the following supporters for their generous contributions:
LUMINARY Ruth Stricker
BENEFACTOR Dr. Howard Murad
PATRON Massage Envy Franchising, LLC
Red Door Spas
Congratulations to this year’ s ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship recipients!
After a thorough selection process, two new recipients will be awarded the ISPA Foundation Mary Tabacchi Scholarship this year: Kelsey Brink and Margot Mangiarotti. Brink is from Hallstead, Pennsylvania who is earning a degree in Resort and Hospitality Management from Florida Gulf Coast University while Mangiarotti resides in Locust Valley, New York and is studying Hotel Administration at Cornell University. The two scholarship recipients will be recognized during the General Session at the ISPA
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Conference & Expo. Brink and Mangiarotti were selected from a group of highly qualified applicants after an extensive review process, which included being interviewed by a committee of spa industry professionals along with the scholarship’ s benefactor, Dr. Mary Tabacchi of Cornell University.
The ISPA Foundation is proud to provide a US $ 5,000 scholarship as well as mentorship and a oneyear ISPA student membership to assist these two deserving students in building their careers. Brink plans to conduct research on the healing powers of touch and massage while Mangiarotti aspires to make the spa industry more readily available to consumers.
I encourage you to extend your warm congratulations to both recipients as well as show your support to the ISPA Foundation by donating to the ISPA Foundation Live & Silent Auctions so we can continue to help provide scholarship opportunities to deserving future leaders in the spa industry. Your donation doesn’ t only help in our mission to strengthen the industry, but also allows you to bring your brand in front of spa industry decision-makers during the ISPA Conference & Expo. Finally, to those who have already donated, my sincerest thanks to you all!
MANGIAROTTI
— FRANK PITSIKALIS, ISPA FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
WANT TO KNOW HOW spas are able to create value for their brand by donating to the ISPA Foundation Live & Silent Auctions? Visit pulse. experienceispa. com to read Pitsikalis’ interview with Rancho La Puerta’ s CEO and General Manager Roberto Arjona. Plus, email ispafoundation @ ispastaff. com or visit attendISPA. com to donate to the ISPA Foundation Live & Silent Auctions today!
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