FROM YOUR
CHAIRMAN
2015
ISPA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Michael Tompkins
Hilton Head Health
VICE CHAIRMAN
Ella Stimpson
The Spa at Sea Island
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Todd Shaw
The Club at Las Campanas
here’s a purpose in art that draws
DIRECTORS
Noel Asmar
Noel Asmar Uniforms, Inc.
us into its beauty. The great artist
Pablo Picasso defined this when he
Blake Feeney
Feeney & Co.
said: “The purpose of art is washing
the dust of daily life off our souls.”
Todd Hewitt
Four Seasons Toronto
The dusts of daily life, such as
Kristine Huffman
Peak Performance Practice
expectations and boundaries, have often constricted our
ability to create. We have set parameters of how professionalism should look like at work and
how we are expected to fit within the norms of society and even within our interactions with
those we have relationships with. Boundaries, while necessary, can restrict creativity.
The message about art’s ability to tap into our creative soul is echoed on the pages of this
Pulse issue in “Incorporating Art: Adding Artistic Touches to Spas and Spaces” (pages 42 to 45).
Art, by definition, is freedom of expression. In the most mindful of ways, when a person can
create art, it not only engages a different side of the brain but also blocks out the noise inside
the mind, allowing the most vital organ to let go and breathe. It’s why executive groups seek a
balance outside the board room, why inventors go on sabbaticals, and why CEOs unplug.
Massage, in its truest form, is an exploration of the body in 3D, connecting through creativity, intuition, and touch. For me, massage has always been an art form and I’ve always
ISPA Foundation Chairman
Jeff Kohl
Spa & Club Ideations
Julie Oliff
Remede Spa at the
St. Regis Aspen Resort
Laura Parsons
ZaSpa at Hotel ZaZa
ISPA Foundation
Vice Chairman
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
Eric Stephenson
Well World Group
Todd Walter
Red Door Spas
encouraged our therapists to explore.
As avid art collectors, my partner and I love the works of Joyce Pensato, Hunt Slonem,
Patricia Powers, Frank Faulkner, Jun Kaneko, Cindy Sherman, to name a few. I am also a huge
admirer of works by Tuska, who is known for how he celebrates the human body through his
anatomical sculptures and paintings. Lately, my partner and I have been intrigued by the works
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent A. Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
of Nick Cave and Gordon Chandler. In fact, in a recent recycled-art-themed installation at Hilton
Head Health, I have been drawn to Chandler’s kimono sculptures, creatively made out of barrels.
CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL
As much as I’ve been inspired by beautiful works of art, I hope you also embrace art’s beauty
Past ISPA Chairmen who
are current members:
in your daily life. As Picasso said, wash off the dusts of stress, fear and boundaries. Instead, tap
Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting
the inner artist in you.
Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations
Jean Kolb • Kohler Co.
John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi
—MICHAEL TOMPKINS, CHAIRMAN
Kate Mearns • WTS International
Jim Root • Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa
Consulting, LLC
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Deborah Waldvogel • Sedona Resorts