Kathleen Fitzgerald TD Resume 2016-17

Kathleen Fitzgerald4743 Clark Avenue NE, Salem, OR 97303 805 340-0163 - TDkfitzgerald@gmail.comGateways: Portland, OR / Southern, CA / New York City, NY / Miami, FLGuide Licenses: NYC, DC Citizenships: USA and EU Visas: Brazil

ITMI Certified Tour Director and GuideCertified: CPR, Wilderness Travel, Yoga Instructor

TOUR DIRECTOR / GUIDE EXPERIENCE and EXPERTISE ADULTS SENIORS STUDENTS INTERGENERATIONAL WOMEN ONLY PRIVATE TOURS CALIFORNIA WINE COUNTRY ROUTE 66 FOUR CORNERS SOUTHWEST

NATIONAL PARKS NEW ENGLAND EAST COAST NEW YORK WASHINGTON DC THE DEEP SOUTH HAWAIIAN ISLANDS CARIBBEAN CRUISING CUBA MEXICO

ALASKA ITALY CANADA

PACIFIC NORTHWEST

ITALY (10 days) Rome, Umbria, Tuscany, Florence – Collette ToursNEW YORK CITY (5 Days) - Collette ToursCUBA (9 days) Havana / Vinales / Varadero - Road ScholarU.S. NATIONAL PARKS (7 Days) (intergenerational) Grand Teton, Yellowstone, Glacier – Go Ahead ToursTHE DEEP SOUTH (10 days) Charleston / Savannah / Jekyll Island / St. Augustine – Go Ahead ToursMUSIC COUNTRY (10 days) Nashville / Memphis / Natchez / New Orleans – Go Ahead ToursOREGON WILDLIFE (6 Days) (Intergenerational) Portland, Newport – Road ScholarWESTERN USA AND NATIONAL PARKS (7-30 days 4 yrs) San Francisco / Yosemite / Los Angeles / Las Vegas / Grand Canyon / Monument Valley / Lake Powell / Bryce / Zion / Salt Lake / Yellowstone / Jackson Hole / Cody / South Dakota / Denver / Hawaiian Islands Cruise - Mauiva AirCruise, Newmarket Holidays, Scenic/Evergreen ToursEASTERN USA (30 Days x 3) New York / Gettysburg / Was DC / Williamsburg / Charleston / Savannah / Atlanta / Nashville / Memphis / Natchez / New Orleans / Fort Lauderdale / Caribbean Cruise – Scenic/Evergreen ToursROUTE 66 (18 days x 1) Texas / Oklahoma / New Mexico / Arizona / Nevada / California – Newmarket HolidaysCALIFORNIA ARIZONA AND NEVADA (13 days, 5 yrs) San Francisco / Yosemite / Los Angeles / San Diego / Monterey / Las Vegas / Grand Canyon - Newmarket HolidaysOREGON AND REDWOODS (10 days, 4 yrs) Portland / Oregon Coast / California Redwoods / Oregon Caves / Crater Lake / Columbia Gorge - Road ScholarSOUTH DAKOTA (7 days x 1) Rapid City / Deadwood / Wall Drug / Mt Rushmore / Devil’s Tower / Badlands / Custer State Park / Crazy Horse – Premier World DiscoveryDESTINATION HOST (4-10 days) New York, NY / Newport Beach, CA / San Francisco, CA / Las Vegas, NV / Orlando, FL / Seattle, WA / Grand Cayman Island, Playa Del Carmen and Riviera Maya, Mexico, Norwegian Cruise Line Alaska Inside Passage – DreamTrips (World Ventures/Rovia)WINE COUNTRY (3-5 days 10 yrs) Napa Valley / Sonoma / Paso Robles / Santa Ynez / Temecula - Visit CaliforniaINTERNATIONAL AIRPORT MEET AND GREET (1 day, x 10) - Ardmore Language SchoolSAN FRANCISCO (3 days x 3) Corporate Dine-a-rounds / Muir Woods / City Tours / Reception / - BenchmarkROSE PARADE (2 days x 1) Los Angeles / Long Beach / Palos Verdes - Premier World DiscoveryFOUR CORNERS (8 days x 1) Durango / Silverton / Grand Junction / Ouray / Page / Monument Valley – Grand CircleNEW YORK CITY, WASHINGTON DC, PHILADELPHIA, GETTYSBURG (3-7 days 4 yrs) (Students) - EF Explore AmericaMARY OSBORNE SURF AND YOGA CAMP (4 days x 3) California Coast

INTERNATIONAL TOUR EXPERIENCE / DESTINATION KNOWLEDGEEUROPE (15 x’s 1-12 weeks) England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Spain, Czech Republic, BRAZIL (2 weeks), CARIBBEAN Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman (1 week x 6) AUSTRALIA (2 weeks), MEXICO Yucatan Peninsula, Puerto Vallarta, Baja, Cozumel, Mexico City, Playa Del Carmen (15 x’s 1-2 weeks) FRENCH POLYNESIA, (10 days, 5 islands) Renaissance Cruise Line.

TOUR OPERATIONS (15 years) Manager Inbound Incentives American Express Travel, Inbound Tour Operations UniAmerica/Unitours, Outbound Tour Operations Grand Prix Tours, Ted Cooks Islands in the Sun, Domestic Tour Operations Damen Nelson Travel.

MEETING AND EVENT PLANNING / INCENTIVES / CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAUS (CVB’s): (10 years) Vice President Sales Napa Valley Destination Council Vice President Sales and Marketing Temecula Convention and Visitors Bureau Director of Sales Ventura Visitors and Convention Bureau (10 years) Planning Committee/On-site Logistics Ultimate Boarder, Ventura Film Society/Festival, California Cultural Heritage Symposium, National Association of Newspaper Columnists, California Downtown Association.

INTERESTS / HOBBIES: Thai Massage and Yoga Instructor (certified) Camping, Hiking, Biking, Kayaking, Reading, Sewing, Gardening, Cooking, Food and Wine Art, Museums, Painting, Jewelry Making, Native American Studies, Buddhism, Theater, Film, Nature, Indigenous Cultures, Languages, Music, Architecture, History, Geology, Botany, Literature, Storytelling, Acting.