SpaFinder has recently unveiled its 2011 Readers’ Choice Award winners, and we wanted to send a shout-out to some of your colleagues in the spa and wellness industry. In addition to such spas as “favourite new getaway,” “best for romance” and “best for yoga,” readers have voted on those they deem the best of the best for “favourite spa manager” and “favourite spa professional.”

We congratulate you!

Favourite Spa Manager:

• Cherie Lininger – Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago (Chicago, IL)
• Chris Bird – Mii Amo, a Destination Spa At Enchantment (Sedona, AZ)
• Deborah Zie – Cal-A-Vie Health Spa (Vista, CA)
• Jimmy Lesage – New Life Hiking Spa (Killington, VT)
• Joan Wolff – Deerfield Spa (East Stroudsburg, PA)
• Sharon Kolkka – Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat (Queensland, Australia)
• Tina Crawford – The Ritz-Carlton, Amelia Island (Amelia Island, FL)
• Todd Hewitt – Four Seasons Resort Costa Rica At Peninsula Papagayo (Guanacaste, Costa Rica)
• Verena Lavigne-Fox, Four Seasons Hotel George V (Paris, France)
• Wendy Woodward – Westglow Resort and Spa (Blowing Rock, NC)

Favourite Spa Professional:

• Bob Wright – Director of Education – Hilton Head Health (Hilton Head Island, SC)
• Catherine Slane-Carroll – Esthetician – The Elysian Spa and Health Club (Chicago, IL)
• Dr. Tim Frank – Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine – Miraval Arizona (Tuscon, AZ)
• Eric Kittay – Massage Therapist – Spa Gaucin at St. Regis Monarch Beach (Dana Point, CA)
• Gabriela Curry – Massage Therapist and Esthetician – La Quinta Resort & Club (La Quinta, CA)
• Heidi Gates – Massage Therapist – El Monte Sagrado Living Resort And Spa (Taos, NM)
• Ilona Dowgiallo – Naturopath – Spa Eastman (Eastman, Québec, Canada)
• Lisa Ferguson – Massage Therapist – Ste. Anne’s Spa (Grafton, Ontario, Canada)
• Lori Pavlack – Massage Therapist – Eau Spa at The Ritz-Carlton, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, FL)
• Lynn Ann Covell – Senior Fitness Specialist – Green Mountain At Fox Run (Ludlow, VT)