Travis Ferland is the Executive Director of the IGLTA Foundation.  He is an avid traveler, photographer, and humanitarian, and has visited or worked in over 30 countries.  His studies brought him to France and Niger, and Travis later served as a Small Enterprise Development Volunteer with the Peace Corps in Senegal.  … Read more »

Charlie Rounds is the Board Chair for the IGLTA Foundation and founder of The Forward Motion Group.  Charlie has taught French and English for the Peace Corps in Cameroon, where he also worked as a cook in the Peace Corps Training Camp. … Read more »

Jody Cole is founder and head guide for WildRainbow African Safaris.  She is certified as a Level 2 Trails Guide by the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa. She has trained with the Kenya Professional Safari Guides Association.… Read more »

Brianna Murphy is vice president and portfolio associate at Trillium Asset Management. She works directly with clients to fulfill their social and financial needs through sustainable and responsible investing. Prior to joining Trillium Brianna was a portfolio administrator within the wealth management group at US Bank in Boston.… Read more »

Jeff Guaracino is the vice chair of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association and serves on the Executive Committee of the IGLTA Foundation. He is the author of Gay and Lesbian Tourism: the Essential Guide for Marketing, the first and best selling book on the subject.… Read more »

Gregg Kaminsky has been in the LGBT travel industry for the past 17 years creating specialty cruise and resort vacations all over the world.   He co-founded R Family Vacations in 2003 creating the first company to offer travel products for LGBT families and their friends.  … Read more »

Charles Lapointe has held the position of President and Chief Executive Officer of Tourisme Montréal (Greater Montréal Convention and Tourism Bureau) since 1989.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Lapointe was President and Chief Executive Officer of IACO (International Aeroplane Company) in Ireland, a subsidiary of the international engineering firm Lavalin.… Read more »

Todd Ney is the Director of Product for Brendan Vacations.  He works to expand and refine their travel product lines to meet current consumer trends and market demands, and produces numerous travel catalogues each year.  … Read more »

Rebecca Rittgers has been an advocate for human rights and social justice philanthropy for the past twenty years.  In this role, most recently, Rebecca served as a Senior Program Executive with the Social Justice Program at The Arcus Foundation in New York.… Read more »

Steve Roth is President and Founder of OutThink Partners, a leading communications and marketing agency specializing in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) market.  He has served as senior counselor and strategist to a variety of clients seeking to build their presence in the LGBT market, including: Los Angeles Tourism & Convention Board, LAN Airlines, Wells Fargo, Jumeirah Hotels and Resorts, General Motors, Union Bank, Madrid Tourism, Island House Resort, Equality California, and Grand Wailea – a Waldorf Astoria Resort.… Read more »

John Tanzella is the President/CEO of the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association. Founded in 1983 with 25 members, IGLTA has grown into the leading global organization dedicated to LGBT tourism.… Read more »

Sweet connects all the dots of Shannon’s life, combining her passion for the environment and human rights with her love of travel and women. Obsessed with finding a way to make the economics of doing good in the world work, Shannon strives to create a successful and green business run by happy employees for blissed-out guests.… Read more »