FROM YOUR
CHAIRMAN
2015
ISPA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Michael Tompkins
PALM Health
Here’s an idea:
Be the match that
sparked the fire.
VICE CHAIRMAN
Ella Stimpson
The Spa at Sea Island
SECRETARY/TREASURER
Todd Shaw
The Club at Las Campanas
DIRECTORS
Noel Asmar
Noel Asmar Group Inc.
s a global community of leaders, ISPA has
Blake Feeney
Feeney & Co.
sparked countless of ideas—some have
Todd Hewitt
Four Seasons Toronto
spread like wildfire in the spa industry
and, in the process, helped to create a
Kristine Huffman
Huffman Hospitality Concepts
shift in thinking.
ISPA Foundation Chairman
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
What were some of these “you’ve seen it first at ISPA”
ideas? ISPA was first to bring the marriage of art and spa
into the spa community’s consciousness by having Eric Wahl speak twice at the ISPA
Conference & Expo and highlighting “Art in Spa” and the works of Tuska on the pages of
Pulse magazine. You also likely first saw Louis Schwartzberg and his magnificent timelapsed films at the 2012 ISPA Conference & Expo. Since he spoke at the ISPA Conference,
the film director has become ubiquitous in the spa industry.
Fueled by a passion to give back to the community, ISPA continues to stoke the charitable fire in many members like you by bringing forward philanthropic causes and
introducing you to inspiring people. Who can possibly forget TOMS founder Blake
Mycoskie who spoke at the 2013 ISPA Conference & Expo and changed the world of business through his disruptive “One for One” model? And how about charity:water founder
Scott Harrison and Chez Panisse founder Alice Waters who, at this year’s ISPA Conference
& Expo, helped lead the conversations on two pressing issues, namely clean water and sustainable food sources?
Julie Oliff
St. Regis Aspen
Laura Parsons
ZaSpa at Hotel ZaZa
ISPA Foundation
Vice Chairman
Sharilyn Abbajay
Red Door Spas
Eric Stephenson
Well World Group
Todd Walter
Red Door Spas
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent A. Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
As a community of leaders, we have the power to disrupt old ways, change outdated
thinking and ignite new ideas. It doesn’t take much to push the boundaries of creativity, in
CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL
the same way that it doesn’t take a whole lot for a single match to spark a fire. Next time
Past ISPA Chairmen who
are current members:
you see a wildfire, ask yourself: “Did I first see this idea at ISPA?” But more importantly, ask
Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting
yourself: “Was I the match that sparked the fire?”
Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations
Jean Kolb • Well By Choice
John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi
Kate Mearns • 5 Spa Consulting LLC
—MICHAEL TOMPKINS, CHAIRMAN
Jim Root • Glen Ivy Hot Springs
Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa
Consulting, LLC
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Deborah Waldvogel • Sedona Resorts