Jessica Holton Named Spa Director at Old Edwards Inn
HIGHLANDS, NC, April 19, 2006. The Old Edwards Inn and Spa is pleased to announce the appointment of Jessica Holton to the position of Spa Director at The Spa at Old Edwards Inn. Holton comes to Highlands from a position as Spa Director at the celebrated Spa Terre at the Ocean Key Resort in Key West, Florida (a Nobel House property).
At Spa Terre, Holton was responsible for the direction of a six treatment-room, 3500 square-foot facility that opened in April of 2005. She brings a strong management and training background and experience in marketing and development to her position at The Spa at Old Edwards Inn. Her position will include daily management of the 25,000 square-foot Spa, treatment rooms, and Spa Apothecary. As well, she will oversee training and management of all Spa employees and she will work with other Spa personnel to create and implement new spa treatments.
Prior to moving to Florida, Holton spent several years at the Grove Park Inn Resort and Spa in Asheville, NC where she was most recently Spa Manager of Support Services and before that was Spa Office Manager. Among her achievements at Grove Park, Holton was elected one of 16 representatives to the Culture Committee at the resort for the 2004-2005 term as The Spa management representative. The Culture Committee promotes the resort's culture, vision, mission and values to its more than 1000 employees.
Holton graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of North Caroline at Asheville and is a Certified Hospitality Supervisor by the American Hotel and Lodging Association Educational Institute. She is a member of the International Spa Association.
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