ISPA FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION
ISPA FOUNDATION
BOARD OF
DIRECTORS
OFFICERS
EACH NEW YEAR AFFORDS NEW
OPPORTUNITIES FOR GROWTH both
CHAIRMAN
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
within our industry and within the ISPA Foundation. This VICE CHAIRMAN
Sharilyn Abbajay
Mattison Avenue Salon Spa Suites
year, with the world continuing to grow more and more DIRECTORS
connected, I’m striving to emphasize the easiest, most tech-friendly way to support the ISPA
Foundation: Amazon Smile.
The next time you’re about to make a purchase through Amazon, visit smile.amazon.com
first. There, search for the International Spa Association Foundation Ltd and select it as your
charity. Now, any time you shop at visit smile.amazon.com, 0.5% of each purchase will be
donated to the ISPA Foundation automatically.
Garrett Mersberger
ISPA Chairman
Scott Duncan
ISPA Vice Chairman
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
MEDICAL ADVISOR
All your purchases will support your industry—it’s like guilt-free shopping! And while half
Brent Bauer, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
a percent per purchase doesn’t sound like much, it adds up over time.
We are also continually discussing ways to better connect with ISPA members and deepen
the Foundation’s connection to the spa community. The newly launched Beauty Changes Lives
ISPA Scholarship is just the latest way that we’ve endeavored to give back to the spa industry
and connect to our purpose: improving the quality and availability of spa services worldwide.
It’s this purpose that will guide the ISPA Foundation in 2019. It’s shaping up to be an
HONORARY BOARD
MEMBERS
Ruth Stricker
The Marsh, A Center for
Balance and Fitness
Deborah Szekely
WELLNESS WARRIOR
exciting year for our industry, our association and our foundation!
The ISPA Foundation
wishes to thank the following
supporters for their generous
contributions:
—FRANK PITSIKALIS, ISPA FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
LUMINARY
Ruth Stricker
BENEFACTOR
Dr. Howard Murad
PATRON
Red Door Spas
ResortSuite
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