Mary Bemis, Editorial Director, Insiders
Guide to Spas, United States Bonnie Baker, Founder, Satteva Spa and Wellness Concepts, Mexico Dafne Berlanga, Vice President, International Business Development, Oakworks, Inc., United States Herve Blondel, Senior Resort Manager, Rancho la Puerta, Mexico Anne Bramham, President & Founder, American Spa Therapy Education Certification Council (ASTECC), United States Mike Bruggeman, CEO & Chief Formulation Officer, OM4 Organic Male, United States Prof. Jonathan Paul DeVierville, Director, Spa Cultures, United States Debra Duneier, Founder & President, EcoChi LLC, United States Tom Eddington, Principal, Eddington Advisory, United States Mary Elizabeth Gifford, President, Stellar Organic Certification, United States Martin Goebel, Founder, Moebius Partners LLC, United States Nic Goldsmith, Senior Principal, FTL Design & Engineering Studio, United States Tara Grodjesk, Founder, Tara Spa Therapy, United States Kevin Kelly, Founder and CEO, Civana Living, United States Ella Stimpson Kent, Director of Spa, Fitness and Racquet Sports at Sea Island Company, United States Stephen Kiesling, Editor in Chief, Spirituality & Health Magazine, United States Attila Koronczay, General Manager, Eminence Organics, Canada Gilad Saul Lang, Vice President, The Madison Collection, United States Andrea Lomas - Gong,
Group Operations Director, Mandarin Oriental Hotel
Group, Hong Kong Shel Pink, Founder, SpaRitual, United States Bill Reed, Author, Principal, Regenesis, United States Stephanie Rest, Founder, Caribbean Wellness Education, United States Rianna Riego, Chief Brand and Wellness Officer, CIVANA, United States Daniella Russo, CEO and Founder, Think Beyond Plastic, United States Veronica Schreibeis Smith, CEO & Founding Principal, Vera Iconica Architecture, United States Deborah Szekely, Co-Founder, Rancho La Puerta, Mexico Mark Wuttke, President and Chief
Operating Officer, Babor North America, United States
Yes, I felt a little goofy carrying around the wireless headsets the
guides has us use — this coming from a traveler that perhaps too proudly avoids all variations of
guided tours — but the number of facts, enthusiasm in which to share those facts, and the patience to repeat said facts to each person who suddenly was having trouble
operating the headset (this seemed to happen to a member of the
group about every 10 minutes) was an indelible addition to the trip.