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Meet the 2025 Board of Directors

These incredible humans meet regularly to develop and implement the annual Float Conference. We are so grateful that they are willing to share their time and expertise to help make this event and organization a success! 

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Kim Hannan

Kim Hannan

President of the Board

With more than 20 years of training and marketing experience, Kim is passionate about helping individuals and wellness center owners create a ripple effect on the world. Besides owning Sukhino Float Center & Salt Cave in Indiana, she founded the Float Center Owner's Guide (podcast + marketing and training resources) and Mindfull Solutions. She is a co-host of the Art of the Float podcast, a member of the Float Research Collective fundraising team, and a liaison for the FTA. She's on a mission to change the world, one float at a time.

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Roy Vore

Roy Vore

Treasurer

Vore & Associates, LLC

Dr. Roy Vore is the senior consultant with Vore & Associates LLC, a consulting company specializing in aquatic facility management, operator training, and risk management. He is internationally recognized as the pool and spa sector's leading authority on recreational water illness. Since 1991 he has been the aquatics industry’s voice, translating the complexity of microbiology into the everyday language of operators. His efforts include drafting portions of the CDC’s Model Aquatic Health Code, writing the NSPF’s recreational water illness manual, and a variety of fact sheets on microbial issues for APSP. Dr. Vore has over 90 scholarly papers and presentations on the selection and use of industrial biocides, biocide testing methodology, the microbiological of swimming pools and spas, and the governmental regulation of biocides. Roy became interested in floating due to the unique physiology of float tanks and the potential for non-pharmaceutical treatments for our overly stressed society. Roy’s hobbies include making beer and bird watching – which usually includes drinking the beer.

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Andrew Loppnow

Andrew Loppnow

Secretary

Andrew is PNW born and raised and an explorer at heart. Over the last decade, he has developed practices around float tanks, spiritual herbalism, meditation, and yoga, to alchemize his own depression and self-doubt into purpose and self-belief. Andrew sees floating, in particular, as the most accessible tool in the modern world to tap into our true potential. As the owner and general manager of Float Seattle, Andrew has grown the business from 2 to 4 locations and committed deeply to his mission to provide space for relaxation, healing, and growth for anyone seeking wellness on their own terms. He has facilitated thousands upon thousands of float sessions and finds joy in connecting with guests daily. Running his float business is his way of making the world just a little better than he found it by helping others reduce suffering in their lives and wake up to their potential.

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Shawnee Powers

Shawnee Powers

Board Member

Shawnee’s passion for optimizing wellness has led her into providing tools that address stress and anxiety disorders. Her background in nursing was the perfect launching pad for opening Float Magic, a REST and wellness center located in downtown Twin. Heart led and mindful focused, the center’s mission is to deliver modalities that optimize their clients’ well-being. Shawnee was born and raised in Eastern Idaho and has been a part of the Magic Valley for over a decade. She is the proud mother of four incredible boys and enjoys being an integral part of her community. She supports her industry organizations such as the Float Tank Association and Float Research Collective. Shawnee is also active in her community services as President of the CSI Foundation Board, TFSD Construction Academy TAC, a member of Idaho Business Educators and several other leadership/volunteer roles.

Expanding her human experiences is always a priority and Shawnee does this through scuba diving, sky diving, skiing, wine tasting, traveling to remote places and dancing……lots and lots of dancing and of course floating!

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Stephen Bryla & Chris Wardlaw

Stephen Bryla & Chris Wardlaw

Board Members

Stephen Bryla (Owner) and Christopher Wardlaw (Float Facilitator) of Go With The Float in Easthampton, Massachusetts are extremely excited to be on the board of the Float Conference for the 2024 cycle! Stephen and Chris both are strategic thinkers when it comes to bringing the premier flotation center experience to the Pioneer Valley, and this masterminding bleeds over to our greater interests in the flotation industry. Stephen is obsessed with offering the most perfectly calibrated float experience to all who enter Go With The Float, and looks to help further explore what exactly that entails with the industry at large. Having attended many Float Con's and using the expertise gained from them to supercharge his own business, Stephen has the wisdom and energy to make a unique contribution to the board and the world of flotation. Christopher is currently one of the preeminent flotation practitioners in the industry, having logged over 2300+ hours in the tank in just a little over two years. A burgeoning star in the field of float tank phenomenology, Christopher is making major headway on the intersections of technical meditation and the float tank. He has a special interest in the ethical considerations of introducing potentiating flotation protocols into the mainstream flotation industry discourse and facilitation practice. Together, Christopher and Stephen have an undeniably strong, joyus and infectious dynamic that will help catapult the Float Con' and the industry into the next generation.

Meet the 2021 Board of Directors

Mandi Silcox

Mandi Silcox

Board Member

Mandi opened the doors to Park Row Floats in the Historic District of Chestertown, Maryland in the spring of 2023. After 18 years in education - most recently as the Dean of Academics in a school with over 50 teachers and 700 K-8 students - Mandi turned her attention to the building that now houses Park Row Floats, a beautiful hotel built in 1900. By 2021, the building had lost some of its shine and a bit of its stature, but none of its charm. By 2023, the completely gutted and renovated building has been returned to its former splendor and now accommodates four commercial spaces, including Park Row Floats.

Mandi brings her years of education leadership and adult training with her to the Float Conference Board. She is blending her wealth of adult learning knowledge with her quite new status as a small business owner to bring the new-owner perspective to the Board. Before owning a Float Center, Mandi's go-to icebreaker was to tell everyone that she had grown up in Bermuda. Being the sole owner and operator of Park Row Floats is infinitely more exciting.

Operations Team

Operations Team

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Jocelyn Jester, CMP

Jocelyn is an event planner with a focus on non-profits. After earning a BS in Tourism Management from Indiana University, Jocelyn spent some time in Colorado planning a conference at which she met the Float On crew. Later, the Float Conference became her main gig. Jocelyn moved back to Indiana for a few years, and is now living it up in Portland, Oregon. When she isn’t working, Jocelyn can be found practicing yoga, drinking delicious beers, or petting cats.

Operations Team

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Roya Weiss-Weinberg

Roya joined the float world when she began working at Sukhino Float Center and Salt Cave in Southern Indiana in 2021. Born and raised in Wisconsin, Roya now lives in Branson, MO. She's elated to be on the Float Conference team! Roya enjoys traveling, reading, kayaking, cooking, and spending time with her husband and 3 cats. 

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