ISPA FOUNDATION
FOUNDATION
TIMES LIKE THESE TEST OUR INDUSTRY,
but they also encourage us to refocus fundamentally ISPA FOUNDATION
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
on who we are, what we do and how we help make the OFFICERS
world a healthier place. For the ISPA Foundation, that
means thinking critically about how we can help the
spa industry through our primary mission: funding
CHAIRMAN
Frank Pitsikalis
ResortSuite
DIRECTORS
ISPA’s industry-leading research into both the U.S. spa Garrett Mersberger
industry and the behaviors of spa-goers and non-spa- ISPA Chairman
goers alike. We’re proud to work with Pricewaterhouse-
Coopers (PwC) to provide the annual data that spas
ISPA Vice Chairman
Lynne McNees
ISPA President
use year-in and year-out to make decisions.
This year, however, has been—and will continue to be—markedly different. There’s
no aspect of our industry that’s been left untouched by COVID-19. As a result, the ISPA
There’s no aspect of
our industry that’s
been left untouched
by COVID-19.
Brennan Evans
Foundation has pivoted to address this ongo-
MEDICAL ADVISOR
Brent Bauer, M.D.
Mayo Clinic
ing crisis with short-term and long-term re- HONORARY BOARD
search initiatives. MEMBERS
We’re working with PwC to develop a new,
Ruth Stricker
The Marsh, A Center for
special volume of the Consumer Snapshot Ini- Balance and Fitness
tiative focusing on consumer behaviors and Deborah Szekely
confidence levels; the goal is to identify how
WELLNESS WARRIOR
spa-goers may respond when the world begins to return to normal and spas reopen. We’re The ISPA Foundation
able to rapidly turn this research around and anticipate releasing the results this month. wishes to thank the following
Furthermore, we will also measure the full effect of the COVID-19 pandemic in the 2021
ISPA Spa Industry Study, to be released at the 2021 ISPA Conference & Expo. (As a reminder,
the study that we’re currently compiling for 2020 analyzes data from 2019.)
Ultimately, we’re here to serve you, the ISPA member. If there’s a resource you wish
you had or data you’d like to see, don’t hesitate to reach out to the ISPA team and let
them know. As an organization and a spa family, we’ll do anything we can to help you
supporters for their generous
contributions:
BENEFACTOR
Dr. Howard Murad
PATRON
Circadia
Mynd Spa & Salon
ResortSuite
during this unprecedented time.
FUNDRAISING ADVISORS
Lynelle Lynch
Yvonne Smith
—FRANK PITSIKALIS, ISPA FOUNDATION CHAIRMAN
ISPA is deeply saddened by the passing of Honorary ISPA Foundation Board Member and
Luminary Ruth Stricker. Pulse will share a remembrance of her life in its June issue.
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