Deirdre Strunk
Vice President – Canyon Ranch Spa

Deirdre Strunk is the Vice President of Canyon Ranch Spa, Fitness, Beauty and Canyon Ranch Spa + Fitness located inside the Venetian Resort in Las Vegas. Deirdre joined Canyon Ranch in April of 2015. In her role Deirdre currently over sees approximately 400 staff members at the Spa + Fitness location and shares her talents and expertise by heading up the Canyon Ranch Spa, Fitness and Beauty divisions across the Canyon Ranch Brand. Previous to that she was director of spa and salon operations for Spa Costa Del Sur located inside the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa after opening for them in 2006. Prior to managing Spa Costa Del Sur, Deirdre was the Spa Director of the Westin Casuarina Hotel & Spa where she opened and managed the Hibiscus Spa from 2004 to 2006. Deirdre holds 20 years of experience as a business licensed massage therapist, aesthetician and yoga instructor including working as a Principal Massage Therapist and Trainer for Steiner Spas Nevada, Inc. and as a Professional Development Instructor at the Nevada School of Massage Therapy. Deirdre currently serves on the board for the Nevada State Board of Massage Therapy as the Vice Chair. She served as a Commissioner for the Commission on Massage Therapy Accreditation (COMTA) for two years where she assisted COMTA with upholding high standards for massage therapy education and is currently serving as a Board member of Las Vegas spa association. In 2015 Deirdre was awarded Spa Director of the Year from the Las Vegas Spa Association.

Deirdre is eager to participate with charities of all sorts. Deirdre started her journey with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) in 2011 when she joined and ran her first half marathon with Team in Training (TNT). Deirdre was a board member then became Chairman of the board for the Southern Nevada’s Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (LLS) Southern Nevada Chapter from 2012 to 2018 and currently serves as Vice Chairwomen. For her efforts with LLS, Deirdre received the Las Vegas Spa Association’s 2012 Humanitarian of the Year. In 2014 Deirdre was awarded Woman of The Year for LLS for raising record-breaking funds in ten weeks breaking Nevada’s all-time record for this event and in 2018 was awarded All Star Woman of the Year for Southern Nevada LLS both earning her two research grants for Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia.