Pulse Legacy Archive January / February 2013 | Page 26

member news The cool happenings and newsworthy events from ISPA members. BY CHRISTINE SCHILLING THE SPA SHIFT Announcements marking spa industry players on the move. Alfredo Carvajal Ginger McLean Peter Manice BRILLIANT IDEA! ● ● Alfredo Carvajal joins WTS International as Chief Operating Officer. ● Ginger McLean joins Walt Disney World Resort as Spa Director at Senses – A Disney Spa. ● Jennifer Reid is the newly appointed Spa Director at The Spa at Pinehurst Resort. ● SpaFinder Wellness appoints two new vice presidents to its management team. Peter Manice is named Vice President of Partner Development and Dave Walters is Vice President of Technology. Jennifer Reid Dave Walters Lori Hutchinson of Hutchinson Consulting, located in Sonoma, California, has launched ourspacommunity.com, an online resource for the global spa management community. Subscribers can connect with peers by sharing important events in their lives, keeping tabs on the latest global spa associations, viewing open management positions and education opportunities as well as engaging with spa entrepreneurs, directors, executives and managers. NEW ON THE MENU ● The Four Seasons Resort Chiang Mai, located in Chiang Mai, Thailand, now offers seven new tailor-made Chakra Blessing Rituals (Earth, Water, Fire, Heart, Wisdom, Divine and Crown) which are available in either individual or multi-treatment packages. ● The Ritz-Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami located in Key Biscayne, Florida pays homage to the island’s history with the addition of new lunar treatment offerings. Once called “Bischiyano” or “favorite path of the rising moon” by Tequesta Indians, the island is the perfect location to view the phases of the moon. The new Lunar Spa Treatment and Full Moon Spin Series coincide with the four phases of the moon and feature Eminence Organic Skincare’s new Biodynamic product line. Each week, spa guests can experience a featured treatment based on the 28-day lunar calendar. Treatments include: Ocean Indulgence, Biodynamic Facial, Aroma Indulgence and the Tidal Hydrotherapy Bath. ANY NEW EVENTS, PROMOTIONS, UPDATES OR BRILLIANT IDEAS? Email [email protected] to share your exciting news with Pulse. 24 PULSE ■ January/February 2013