Welcome New ISPA Board of Directors
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Welcome New ISPA Board of Directors
BY SAMANTHA SMITH
In January, the newest members of the ISPA Board of Directors took office, joining a prestigious group of spa industry leaders. Join us in welcoming our new directors( and a few familiar faces for a second term) to the ISPA Board.
SCOTT DUNCAN, SPA GREGORIE’ S Scott Duncan is the president and partner of Spa Gregorie’ s, LLC, with day spas in Newport Beach and Rancho Santa Margarita in California. Since 1998, Spa Gregorie’ s has accelerated beyond industry standards in terms of gross / net profit, staff retention, retail sales, overall growth, and is recognized as an industry leader. In 2003, Duncan founded Greet the Day, a nonprofit organization that facilitates alternative healing services free of charge to cancer survivors. He also co-founded and served on the board of the Southern California Spa Directors Association and the Spa Connection, which hosts events at luxury venues to highlight keynote and educational speakers, product manufacturers and spa industry professionals.
PATRICK HUEY, SANDALS RESORTS INTERNATIONAL Patrick Huey is the corporate director for Red Lane Spa, Fitness and Tennis, the award-winning wellness brand for Sandals Resorts International in St. James, Jamaica. Forward-thinking, passionate, and personable, Huey is responsible for all facets of brand development, marketing oversight, product development of Red Lane’ s proprietary skin-care and body care lines, and the newly launched Red Lane Institute for therapist certification. In 2013, Huey assumed his current position with Sandals Resorts International.
JOSHUA LUCKOW, CANYON RANCH HEALTH RESORTS Joshua Luckow, MBA, is executive director at the award-winning brand, Canyon Ranch Health Resorts headquartered in Tucson, Arizona. In addition to his leadership of the brand’ s well-known Health and Healing division, which comprises of more than 80 health professionals, Luckow also serves as corporate director of the rapidly growing Spiritual and Creative Wellness division. He himself is a long-time visual artist who works in oil and pencil, and draws on both real life and mythological inspirations for his art.
ROBERT VANCE, WELL & BEING SPA AT THE FAIRMONT PRINCESS Robert Vance’ s career in the spa and wellness industry started more than 15 years ago by way of the necessity of making ends meet while working as an actor in Los Angeles. His journey has included working as spa director at the Sanctuary on Camelback Mountain Resort & Spa in Arizona, spa director at the Golden Door Spa at Naples Grande in Florida, VP of operations for Elizabeth Arden Red Door in New York and spa director at Mii amo Destination Spa in Arizona. Currently, he is the managing director of the Well & Being Spa at the Fairmont Scottsdale Princess located in Scottsdale, Arizona.
50 PULSE ■ January / February 2017