FROM YOUR
CHAIRMAN
2015
ISPA BOARD
OF DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
CHAIRMAN
Michael Tompkins
PALM Health
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.
hether you are reading this Pulse issue
Blake Feeney
Feeney & Co.
weeks prior to the 2015 ISPA
Todd Hewitt
Four Seasons Toronto
Conference & Expo or on-site in Las
Vegas, allow me to warmly welcome
Kristine Huffman
Huffman Hospitality Concepts
you. As an international community,
ISPA Foundation Chairman
Jeff Kohl
Spa & Club Ideations
we say welcome in different ways—but ultimately, we
speak one language: the language of camaraderie.
Beyond the education and the business reasons that motivate us to attend Conference,
it is the sense of community that fuels our desire to gather every year. Like in any journey
we take, we need to occasionally take a pit-stop to recharge our energies and passion;
otherwise, we take the risk of running on empty fuel. Each time we reconnect with industry mentors, share a light conversation with long-lost friends or build new friendships at
Conference, we revive our passion to make our own and the lives of others healthier and
more meaningful. This ability to build bridges is what separates the ISPA Conference &
Expo from other industry events. Indeed, every ISPA Conference & Expo is a moment of
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
wonderful “welcomes.”
How fitting it is then that, as we mark ISPA’s 25-year anniversary, we also picked
“explore” as this year’s Conference theme? After all, when we are able to explore, we
become more eager to welcome a world of opportunities. As a veteran attendee, I can
assure you that there won’t be any shortage of opportunities at this year’s ISPA Conference
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent A. Bauer, MD
Mayo Clinic
& Expo. It is all up to you to grasp every moment and leverage every opportunity to expand
your professional network, collaborate for new partnership ideas, implement better
CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL
practices or bring more business for your company or spa.
Past ISPA Chairmen who
are current members:
Ultimately, whether we say “Aloha” or “Shalom,” we hold in our hands the power to
Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting
discover success and make a difference in our guests’ lives. Welcome to the 2015 ISPA
Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations
Conference & Expo—together let’s explore the many more great opportunities ahead of us!
Jean Kolb • Well By Choice
John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi
Kate Mearns • 5 Spa Consulting LLC
Jim Root • Glen Ivy Hot Springs
—MICHAEL TOMPKINS, CHAIRMAN
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October 2015
Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa
Consulting, LLC
Deborah Waldvogel • Sedona Resorts