FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN
ISPA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
ELECTED OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Garrett Mersberger
Kohler Co.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Scott Duncan
Spa Gregorie’s
SECRETARY/TREASURER
DECEMBER
REALLY
IS
THE
MOST
WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR, ISN’T IT?
There’s something about the holiday spirit, the cold weather
Robert Vance
Sensei Retreats Lana’i
DIRECTORS
Sharilyn Abbajay
Mattison Avenue Salon Spa Suites
ISPA Foundation Vice Chairman
and—at least up here on the shores of Lake Michigan in
Kohler, Wisconsin—the ample amount of snow that makes
the season special.
It’s a time that I spend filling my tank by reconnecting
“It’s a time that
I spend filling
my tank by
reconnecting
with the things
I love most...”
Noel Asmar
Noel Asmar Group, Inc.
Jill Carlen
Hilton Worldwide
Brennan Evans
Trilogy Spa Holdings
with the things I love most, like spending time Blake Feeney
Living Earth Crafts
with my family and taking snowy hikes through Kelleye Heydon
The Edgewater Resort & Spa
the woods. Like many, I also take time during the
holidays to think back on memories I made over
Patrick Huey
Montage Hotels & Resorts
the course of the year—and believe me, I have Kristine Huffman
Hutchinson Consulting
plenty to think back on. Laura Parsons
The Resort at Pelican Hill
I was fortunate to travel to Italy to represent
ISPA at Cosmoprof Worldwide in March; I was
elected Chairman of the Board; and I attended
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
ISPA Foundation Chairman
Todd Shaw
Technogym
Immediate Past Chair
the amazing ISPA Conference & Expo, which still
brings a smile to my face every time I think about
it. Most of all, I remember all the connections (and reconnections) I made this year with
Yvonne Smith
La Rive Spa at Northern Quest Resort & Casino
Michelle Adams Somerville
Woodstock Inn & Resort
Eric Stephenson
Elements Massage
people across our incredible spa community.
Refilling my tank in December gives me the energy I need to leap into a new year that’s
Jessica Timberlake
Éminence Organic Skin Care
full of new possibilities. Personally, I’m excited to open up a new spa in downtown Chicago ISPA PRESIDENT
in 2019, our fifth in the Kohler Waters Spa portfolio. I’m excited for a family ski trip to Park Lynne McNees
International SPA Association
City, Utah, in February. And of course, I am already excited for the 2019 Conference & Expo
and to see our first keynote speaker, Susan Cain.
Full disclosure: I also turn the big 4-0 in 2019. I’m not sure I’m as excited about that!
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent A. Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL
Past ISPA Chairmen who are current members:
Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting
Ella Kent • The Spa at Sea Island
Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations
Jean Kolb • Hutchinson Consulting
—GARRETT MERSBERGER, CHAIRMAN
John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi
Kate Mearns • LIVunLtd
Jim Root • Mii amo
Todd Shaw • Technogym
Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa Consulting, LLC
Michael Tompkins • Hutchinson Consulting
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December 2018
Deborah Waldvogel • ResortSuite