ISPA Conference

Ella Kent
Director of Spa, Fitness and Wellbeing
Sea Island Company


Ella is a seasoned luxury hospitality professional with more than 25 years of experience in the Forbes Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond spa market. She currently serves as director of spa, fitness and wellbeing, returning to her spa roots in October 2023 to elevate the wellbeing experience for guests, members and team members alike. Most recently, she was rooms director at The Cloister at Sea Island from 2019 to 2023. Prior to that, she served as spa, fitness and tennis director from 2014 to 2019. Before relocating to the East Coast, Ella was executive director of the spas at Wynn and Encore Las Vegas from 2009 to 2013. She began her hospitality career at The Broadmoor in 2000 as a certified personal trainer and quickly rose to spa manager and then director from 2002 to 2009. During her tenure, the Spa at The Broadmoor became one of the first resort hotel spas to achieve a Five-Star award. Ella has also served for many years as a volunteer and mentor in the spa community, including eight years on the board of directors for the International Spa Association. She served one year as treasurer, two years as chair and three years as immediate past chair. She continues to serve on the ISPA Nominations Committee and was the 2021 recipient of the ISPA Dedicated Contributor Award. Most recently, she rejoined the ISPA board of directors as vice chair of the ISPA Research Foundation. She also serves as an adjunct professor for the immersion program for resident hospitality students with Fairleigh Dickinson University at Sea Island.

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