The International Spa Association (ISPA) has announced its 2015 board of directors and officers. Their term will begin at the ISPA board meeting this December.

The 2015 ISPA board will be led by elected chair Michael Tompkins, who is CEO of Hilton Head Health.

“The ISPA board of directors have tremendous experience in the spa industry and will serve the ISPA membership well,” said ISPA president Lynne McNees.

The executive committee comprises:

• Chair – Michael Tompkins
• Vice chair – Ella Stimpson, director of spa of The Spa at Sea Island
• Secretary/ Treasurer – Todd Shaw, director of fitness, tennis and spa of The Club at Las Campanas
• Todd Hewitt, senior spa director of Four Seasons Toronto
• Frank Pitsikalis, founder and chief executive officer of ResortSuite, serving on the board as vice chair of the International SPA Association Foundation
• Todd Walter, CEO of Red Door Spas

Newly elected board members include:

• Kristine Huffman, president of Peak Performance Practice
• Laura Parsons, complex director of ZaSpa at Hotel ZaZa
• Eric Stephenson, education director of Well World Group

Continuing to serve is Noel Asmar, president and CEO of Noel Asmar Uniforms; Blake Feeney; Jeff Kohl, founder of Spa & Club Ideations, serving on the board as chairman of the International SPA Association Foundation; Julie Oliff, spa director of Remede Spa at the St. Regis Aspen Resort; and Lynne McNees, president of the International SPA Association. Dr Brent Bauer, director of the complementary and integrative medicine programme at Mayo Clinic, will continue to serve as ISPA’s medical advisor.

Each person was elected by the ISPA membership following an extensive nomination and interview process. The application process for the 2016 ISPA board of directors will launch in mid-2015.