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FROM YOUR CHAIRMAN 2017 ISPA BOARD OF DIRECTORS ELECTED OFFICERS CHAIRMAN Todd Shaw The Peaks Resort & Spa United we stand Together we can win as one The 2017 ISPA Conference & Expo was exactly what our industry needed. I don’t know about you all, but I’m amazed at what we can accom- plish when we all come together. The powerful spirit and uplifting voice the spa industry brought to Las Vegas was amazing! Last month was just further proof that we are stronger when unified. So, I want to give a heartfelt thank you to our ISPA Board and staff for their unwavering commitment to the success of our annual ISPA Conference & Expo and for standing united when it mattered. We are grateful for your leadership and dedication to our industry and our association. Opening the first General Session with Star Swain’s beautiful song was a last-minute addition to the program, but one that was greatly needed. Her voice and the impact it had on everyone in the audience was astounding to witness. It’s people like her and the ripple effect of love she produces every time she sings that beautiful song that will change our world. Those feelings of togetherness, unity and strength should not be left behind in Vegas. It’s more important than ever that you use everything you learned, the connections you made and the fire that was ignited within you to make a difference in your world back at home. Use the toolkit you came home with to truly ignite change. You’ve got a community of over 2,000 ISPA members behind you supporting and cheering you on. Together as one. Yes we can overcome Stand strong Let fear be gone We can be together as one Love’s the way we all overcome No hate, no pain Because we can be together as one Love’s the way we all overcome VICE CHAIRMAN Todd Hewitt Shangri-La International SECRETARY/TREASURER Garrett Mersberger Kohler Co. IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIRMAN Michael Tompkins Hutchinson Consulting DIRECTORS Sharilyn Abbajay ISPA Foundation Vice Chairman Noel Asmar Noel Asmar Group, Inc. Damien Craft Four Seasons Westlake Village Scott Duncan Spa Gregorie’s Brennan Evans Trilogy Spa Holdings Blake Feeney Living Earth Crafts Kelleye Heydan The Edgewater Resort & Spa Patrick Huey Minor Hotel Group Kristine Huffman Huffman Hospitality Concepts Julie Oliff St. Regis Aspen Laura Parsons ESPA International (US) Ltd. (Spa Division) Frank Pitsikalis ISPA Foundation Chairman Eric Stephenson Well World Group Robert Vance Lynne McNees International SPA Association MEDICAL ADVISOR Brent A. Bauer, MD Mayo Clinic CHAIRMEN’S COUNCIL Past ISPA Chairmen who are current members: We overcome Gayle Brady • Brady Spa Consulting Ella Kent • The Spa at Sea Island —STAR SWAIN, Together As One Jeff Kohl • Spa & Club Ideations Jean Kolb • Well By Choice —TODD SHAW, CHAIRMAN John Korpi • Korpi & Korpi Kate Mearns • 5 Spa Consulting LLC Todd Shaw MBA @tddshaw Todd Shaw Jim Root • The Westmoor Club Jane Segerberg • Segerberg Spa Consulting, LLC 2 PULSE ■ November 2017 Deborah Waldvogel • ResortSuite