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8/11/2009

LEXINGTON, Ky. - The International SPA Association Foundation is looking forward to a new year of servicing the spa industry with three new officers and new board members.  The Foundation is heading into 2010 ready to expand upon the educational resource series with the release of Financial Management for Spas. The new board members will begin their roles at the upcoming ISPA Conference & Expo, Oct. 5-8, in Austin, TX.

"As a past chairman of the ISPA Board of Directors and the ISPA Foundation, I look forward to working with the Foundation again in my new role to help provide the industry with valuable educational tools," said newly elected ISPA Foundation President Jeff Kohl.  "The Foundation has helped to nurture both the business and philosophy of spa.  As a non-profit organization, it has been key in implementing spa texts for collegiate courses, scholarships and research for the industry.  We will continue to deliver these important tools for the next generation of spa professionals."

Elected Members of the 2010 ISPA Foundation Board of Directors are as follows:

ISPA Foundation Officers

• President: Jeff Kohl, global hospitality & Latin America sales, Precor Incorporated
• Vice President: Cathy Cluff, managing director, Oaks at Ojai
• Secretary: Celeste Hilling, founder, Skin Authority
• Treasurer: Calvin Martin, partner, Calvin Martin & Company, PLLC
  

  Returning ISPA Foundation Board Members

• Richard Leider, founder, The Inventure Group
• Edwin Neill III, president, SpaBiz
• Sylvia Sepielli, owner, Sylvia Planning And design
• Ruth Stricker, owner/founder, The Marsh, a Center for Balance and Fitness
• Shenyn Wang, managing director, Orient Retreat Spa

ISPA Board Members serving on the Foundation Board

• Jean Kolb, director wellness businesses and product development, Kohler Company
• Deborah Waldvogel, director of spa development and operations, Sedona Resorts

Honorary ISPA Foundation Board Member

• Deborah Szekely, founder, Rancho La Puerta and Golden Door

About the ISPA Foundation
The International SPA Association Foundation is the nonprofit 501(c)3 foundation of the International SPA Association and was created in 1999 to serve the educational and research needs of the spa industry. The ISPA Foundation's mission is to improve and enhance the value of the spa experience; its vision is to advance spa culture to sustain health and well-being. The ISPA Foundation's objectives include being the educational source for the spa industry, establishing definitive research that validates spa industry related topics and creating an endowment that sustains the ISPA Foundation in perpetuity.

Spas are places devoted to overall well-being through a variety of professional services that encourage the renewal of mind, body and spirit.

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