Massage Envy Spa, the largest employer of massage therapists and estheticians in the United States, is pleased to announce that CG Funk, vice president of industry relations and product development, was recently recognized with the ONE Concept Lifetime Achievement Award at the American Massage Conference in San Diego, California.

The Lifetime Achievement award is presented to individuals who have made exemplary contributions to the massage therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture and spa professions over a sustained period of time.

“Receiving the ONE Concept Lifetime Achievement Award is truly an honor,” said Funk. “I am so humbled by the recognition and will treasure it always. I received my first massage in my early 20s and although it was several years before I went to school and became a massage therapist, I see that first massage as one of the most defining moments of my life.”

Funk has a long and rich history within the massage and spa industries. Her massage therapy profession began in 1992 at the Utah College of Massage Therapy (UCMT) in Salt Lake City. Funk developed and implemented training programs for a faculty of 350 members throughout seven campuses. She was also responsible for creating educational policies and procedures, training manuals, course curricula, new and revised program outlines, and faculty assessment guidelines and documents.

In 2002, Funk moved to Arizona as the Arizona School of Massage Therapy Tempe campus director. Under her leadership, the campus continually set records for performance and gained the reputation of graduating the best massage therapists in Arizona.

Funk joined Massage Envy Spa, in 2005 as vice president of industry relations and product development.Since joining the corporate team, she’s worked relentlessly in creating and maintaining relationships with national associations and schools, developing therapist recruiting and retention programs, training franchisees on massage therapy and skin care industries, and developing, testing and launching new service offerings. She also creates and implements training materials, policies and procedures for the brand’s 21,000 massage therapists and hundreds of franchisees. Funk is also editor of Massage Envy Spa’s national therapist newsletter, “Hands & Hearts”.