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The International Medical Spa Association Names New Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board

December 21, 2004 (Union City, NJ) - The International Medical Spa Association (IMSA) recently elected the new 2005-2006 Board of Directors and Medical Advisory Board at its annual Board and Sustaining Members meeting. The election was held in San Francisco during the annual Face and Body Expo. IMSA founder Hannelore R. Leavy retains her title as Executive Director, and Eric J. Light, founder of the Strawberry Hill Group, will serve as president. Also elected to the Board:

§ Catherine Atzen, ATZENâ

§ Reinhard R. Bergel, PhD, H-e-a-t Spa-Kur Therapy Development, Inc.

§ John Buckingham, Solana MedSpas

§ Roger Ignon, Edge Systems Corporation

§ Gina K. Meyer, Tegner-Miller Insurance Brokers

§ Lyn Ross, Institut DERMed

§ Rada K. Tierney, Physician’s Choice of Arizona, Inc.

The Board’s first order of business was to appoint a new medical advisory board for the organization. Appointees include:

§ Paul Benchwick, D.O., PCA Skin Center

§ Dion D. Chavis, M.D., F.A.C.S., Beyond the Image MedSpa

§ Aurora DeJuliis, M.D., The Aurora DeJuliis European Medical Spa

§ Ira D. Koeppel, D.D.S., Smiles

§ Brian P. Maloney, M.D., F.A.C.S., The Maloney Center

§ R. Stephen Mulholland, M.D., Spa Medica

§ Annie-Claude Sanchis, BA BSN/RN MPH

§ Lawrence A. Schiffman, D.O., DermDx Centers for Dermatology

§ Lynn Watanabe, D.D.S., The Dental Spa

Ms. Leavy expressed her delight at having a Board that so aptly represents the diversity of the international medical spa community. “I am honored to have a Board that collectively has literally hundreds of years of experience in the spa and medical fields,” stated Ms. Leavy. “The individuals and their companies are the ‘who’s who’ of the medical spa industry; they all are committed to the vision of merging medicine and spa for the total well being of clients/patients”.

President-elect Eric J. Light says he’s equally enthused about the new Board and is eager to begin implementing key objectives in the coming year. “As a result of a very dynamic meeting of our new Board of Directors, the Association is positioned to continue to meet the growing needs of our industry. The new leadership has put into motion an expanded set of programs to provide consumers and professionals alike with the resources needed to ensure our industry’s continued expansion.”

The International Medical Spa Association (IMSA) was formed in 2002 under the leadership of Hannelore Leavy, Executive Director of the Day Spa Association. The IMSA membership includes naturopathic and osteopathic physicians; dentists, internists, dermatologists and plastic surgeons; physical therapists and massage therapists; medical spa owners, consultants, medical spa facility designers, product manufacturers, and product suppliers. IMSA is dedicated to the promotion of excellence, innovation, and cooperation within the medical spa industry, and serves as the definitive resource for information regarding the growing medical spa industry providing networking and mentoring opportunities for its members. For more information, please email info@medicalspaassociation.org, contact by phone at 201.865.2065 or visit our website www.medicalspaassociation.org