Ray Vastola, President, and Ira Malin, Vice President, founded Travel Planners in 1980 after obtaining MBA degrees from Harvard Business School. They are active in day-to-day operations of the company. Both are accessible to you, and they handpick the professionals who will be on your team.
Lisa Baez, Director of Strategy & Operations, optimizes Travel Planners performance by managing development and execution of Company initiatives across all departments to insure outstanding service delivery. Lisa joined Travel Planners in 1992.
Becky Hansen, Director of IT / Client Implementation, works with each new client's staff to insure a smooth transition and manage our implementation methodology on your behalf. Becky joined Travel Planners in 1982.
Louise Alvarado, Director of Program Operations, came to Travel Planners from her role as Director of Revenue Management at New York's St. Regis Hotel. Her career has included 10 years of management with the Starwood and Millennium hotel chains.
Richard Albrecht, Director of Program Development, joined Travel Planners in 2000 as a Program Executive. His career spans from education to hospitality, where he held sales positions with the InterContinental and Wyndham hotel groups.
Desiree Crichlow, Director of Housing Reservations, oversees call center staff and the operational teams that insure the integrity of room blocks. Des joined Travel Planners as a reservation agent in 1994.
Brian Hendricks, Director of Online Marketing, will review your marketing plan and outline a strategy and tactics for your housing program. His team of web developers, copywriters and graphic artists can then develop all custom content and elements as needed. Brian joined Travel Planners in 1999.
