MISSION & MANDATE: To gather nonprofit & for profit travel professionals within a convivial community to educate, inspire & foster innovative & sustainable affinity travel programs, global collaborations & partnerships & advance lifelong learning, membership engagement & stewardship through educational travel
CONTACT ETC
Educational Travel Consortium
P.O. Box 159
Ronan, MT 59864
(406) 745-4800
After two years of online meetings, the Executive Advisory Council (EAC) returned to an in-person mid-year meeting in 2022. They participated in strategically-focused sessions to help plan the annual conference and initiatives that support the community year-round. The meeting was facilitated by Caliopy Glaros and produced outstanding results and concrete deliverables. More about the meeting here.
The EAC represents the diverse constituent bases within our community - global travel professionals and innovative leaders within universities, tour companies, museums and destinations. .
Emeritus Council members have served prior terms on the Executive Advisory Council and have remained involved with our evolving community engagement and special projects. Thank you to all these past leaders!
Fred Ackerman
Black Sheep Adventures
Cary Allyn
Vanderbilt University Travel Program
Karen Kresal Anthony
(frmr) University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
Christel Aragon
UCLA Alumni Travel
Tim Bennett
Delta Bridge, Inc.
Jennifer Bohac
Texas A&M University
Jean Bouffard
Adventure Canada
Margaret Mullaly Carnright
(fmr) Yale Educational Travel
Bobbi Collins
Orbridge
Alea M. Cot
(fmr) University of New Orleans
Regina Cross
Michigan State University Alumni Association
Diana Lee Crew
Consultant
Lynn Cutter
Smithsonian Journeys
Roberta "Bert" DeVries
Philadelphia Zoo
Rodrigo Esponda
Los Cabos Tourism Board
Stacy Fiorentinos
Classic Escapes
Deborah W. Fowlkes
Fellowship of Catholic University Students
James Friedlander
Academic Arrangements Abroad
Rob Fure
(frmr) Washington and Lee University
Melissa Gresh
MIT Alumni Travel Program
Maria Gross
Special Interest Group Travel Management
Elisabeth Hakim
PromPeru
Linda Ho
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Amy Kotkin
(frmr) Smithsonian Alumni Organization
Karen Kuttner-Dimitry
Lindblad Expeditions
Susan Lethbridge
Albion Journeys
Philip Lovejoy
(frmr) Harvard Alumni Association
Andrew Lockwood
Pacific Islands Institute
Martin Ludwig
Georgia Tech Alumni Association
Lynn Meehan
Province of New Brunswick, Canada
Janet Moore
President, Distant Horizons
Roberta Moore
Viatour and Italyscape
James Moses
Road Scholar
Todd Nielsen
Eos Study Tours
Kerstin Nordin
Iceland Travel
Jessica O'Keefe
(frmr) EgyptAir
Dennis Pinto
Micato Safaris
Jeremy Shaw
Iberian Wine Tours
Steve Ridgway
Criterion Travel
Ben Sander
Austin Adventures
Michael Sanders
Environmental Adventure Company
Jim Sano
World Wildlife Fund
Carolyn Sheaff
(frmr) California Alumni Association
Joseph Small
(frmr)AHI Travel
Alicia Stevens
PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
Dan Stypa
Orbridge
Lauren Summers
Association of Yale Alumni
Enrique Velasco
COLTURE Peru
Peter Voll
In Memoriam
Gaby Whitehouse
Custom African Travel Services
Judy Wineland
Thomson Safaris, Thomson Family Adventures
Irene B. Ziegler
University of New Orleans
Andrea Holbrook
President, Holbrook Travel, Inc.
Beth Rae-Shroeder
Senior Director, Duke Travels
Tony Rango
(frmr) Sierra Club
Pauline Ranieri
(frmr) UW Alumni Tours
Scott Gerloff
Heritage Travel, LLC
See what is happening in our collaborative global community! Our members are a dynamic group of travel professionals and innovative thought leaders in the U.S., Canada and many countries across the world.
If you are an ETC member with a job listing, announcement or story to share, please email us.
New Listings – September 2023
Former Community Listings
Developing Inclusive Language Practices and Resources List
for Travel Advisors
for Travelers
From Lindblad Expeditions
After two years of online meetings, the Executive Advisory Council (EAC) returned to an in-person mid-year meeting in 2022. They participated in strategically-focused sessions to help plan the annual conference and initiatives that support the community year-round. The meeting was facilitated by Caliopy Glaros and produced outstanding results and concrete deliverables. More about the meeting here.
The EAC represents the diverse constituent bases within our community - global travel professionals and innovative leaders within universities, tour companies, museums and destinations. .
Emeritus Council members have served prior terms on the Executive Advisory Council and have remained involved with our evolving community engagement and special projects. Thank you to all these past leaders!
Fred Ackerman
Black Sheep Adventures
Cary Allyn
Vanderbilt University Travel Program
Karen Kresal Anthony
(frmr) University of Notre Dame Alumni Association
Christel Aragon
UCLA Alumni Travel
Tim Bennett
Delta Bridge, Inc.
Jennifer Bohac
Texas A&M University
Jean Bouffard
Adventure Canada
Margaret Mullaly Carnright
(fmr) Yale Educational Travel
Bobbi Collins
Orbridge
Alea M. Cot
(fmr) University of New Orleans
Regina Cross
Michigan State University Alumni Association
Diana Lee Crew
Consultant
Lynn Cutter
Smithsonian Journeys
Roberta "Bert" DeVries
Philadelphia Zoo
Rodrigo Esponda
Los Cabos Tourism Board
Stacy Fiorentinos
Classic Escapes
Deborah W. Fowlkes
Fellowship of Catholic University Students
James Friedlander
Academic Arrangements Abroad
Rob Fure
(frmr) Washington and Lee University
Melissa Gresh
MIT Alumni Travel Program
Maria Gross
Special Interest Group Travel Management
Elisabeth Hakim
PromPeru
Linda Ho
Hong Kong Tourism Board
Amy Kotkin
(frmr) Smithsonian Alumni Organization
Karen Kuttner-Dimitry
Lindblad Expeditions
Susan Lethbridge
Albion Journeys
Philip Lovejoy
(frmr) Harvard Alumni Association
Andrew Lockwood
Pacific Islands Institute
Martin Ludwig
Georgia Tech Alumni Association
Lynn Meehan
Province of New Brunswick, Canada
Janet Moore
President, Distant Horizons
Roberta Moore
Viatour and Italyscape
James Moses
Road Scholar
Todd Nielsen
Eos Study Tours
Kerstin Nordin
Iceland Travel
Jessica O'Keefe
(frmr) EgyptAir
Dennis Pinto
Micato Safaris
Jeremy Shaw
Iberian Wine Tours
Steve Ridgway
Criterion Travel
Ben Sander
Austin Adventures
Michael Sanders
Environmental Adventure Company
Jim Sano
World Wildlife Fund
Carolyn Sheaff
(frmr) California Alumni Association
Joseph Small
(frmr)AHI Travel
Alicia Stevens
PhD Candidate, University of Cambridge
Dan Stypa
Orbridge
Lauren Summers
Association of Yale Alumni
Enrique Velasco
COLTURE Peru
Peter Voll
In Memoriam
Gaby Whitehouse
Custom African Travel Services
Judy Wineland
Thomson Safaris, Thomson Family Adventures
Irene B. Ziegler
University of New Orleans
Andrea Holbrook
President, Holbrook Travel, Inc.
Beth Rae-Shroeder
Senior Director, Duke Travels
Tony Rango
(frmr) Sierra Club
Pauline Ranieri
(frmr) UW Alumni Tours
Scott Gerloff
Heritage Travel, LLC
See what is happening in our collaborative global community! Our members are a dynamic group of travel professionals and innovative thought leaders in the U.S., Canada and many countries across the world.
If you are an ETC member with a job listing, announcement or story to share, please email us.
New Listings – September 2023
Former Community Listings
Developing Inclusive Language Practices and Resources List
for Travel Advisors
for Travelers
From Lindblad Expeditions
