ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS

  • DEBRA HINES BROWN

    OWNER, SB WORLD LUXE TRAVEL

    Debbie has accomplished a lot in her eight years in the travel industry. Leveraging her former corporate executive level B2B marketing experience and alumni relationships, she has built a solid retail storefront travel business of travel advisors and destination experts. She specializes in bespoke, culturally immersive travel experiences for individuals and groups in the luxury space with an emphasis on Australia, New Zealand, Europe, Africa and Asia. She credits her attendance and the relationships built at GTM in 2018 and 2019 as an Ambassador as the catalyst for the greatest impact in scaling her business and moving her agency to the next level. As a life-long learner, self-acclaimed “history nerd” and genealogy buff she thrives on connecting people to one another and to the world.

  • RENEE DUNKIN

    OWNER, AROUND ABOUT TRAVEL

    Renee has been in the travel industry for over 18 years, developing a love for travel through award trips earned during her career in sales. Her sales experience, passion for travel and commitment to her clients all contributed to her fast track to success. Renee has been affiliated with TPI since 2004 and is a Platinum Top agent. She has been featured on the cover of NACTA’s “AGENT LIFE” magazine, served on numerous industry advisory boards, is an ALG top producer, received the Sandals Star Award, and more.

    Renee takes pride in the fact that a lot of her business is referrals from her clients, because of the service she provides to them. GTM ranks as a top industry event for her and she recommends it to like-minded agents, so they can also benefit from the amazing opportunities GTM offers.

  • MONDAY EVANS

    OWNER, SUCH A TIME AS THIS, A TRAVEL AGENCY

    With more than 21 years of experience in the industry, Monday recognizes that out of all of her accomplishments, being a member of the GTM Advisory Board is one she will cherish for the rest of her life! Monday has served as a member for Disney’s Earmarked Travel Advisory Council and an Ambassador for GTM. In 2020, during the midst of a critical time in our industry and our lives, Monday connected with 20+ GTM attendees from the 2019 Flagship event to create a heart-warming video of hope and inspiration for clients and travel advisors alike. Monday loves to travel with her children and grandchildren and lives by the motto: "We learn to adjust the sails, if we want to keep sailing!” She discovered that adjusting the sails also meant learning about destinatons other than just Disney.

  • LISA D. FITZGERALD CTIE

    OWNER, FITZGERALD TRAVEL ~ RIVERS, OCEANS, & BEYOND

    Lisa’s commitment to Europe and river cruising began in 1985 while stationed in Holland. Fitzgerald Travel is dedicated to luxury Europe and the river cruising lifestyle. In 2017, Lisa was named ASTA’s Travel Advisor of the Year Award.

    Lisa believes in relationships first and after leaving GTM West in 2019, she was inspired and re-energized to further nurture old relationships and cultivate the new ones. Lisa believes service to others first is the key to success in life and in business. She hopes to be a source of support and inspiration to others in the same way GTM inspired her.

  • DANNY GENUNG

    OWNER, HARR TRAVEL INC.

    Danny is the owner of Harr Travel Inc. located in Redlands, CA. His passion for travel blossomed at an early age when he took his first cruise onboard Royal Caribbean’s Nordic Empress at nine years old. Since then, he has been on nearly 130 cruises, spent over 850 days at sea and has visited over 100 countries. He shares his passion for cruising and the travel industry on his YouTube Channel where travelers spend nearly five million minutes every week touring cruise ships, resorts, rooms, and suites with him. He was President of ASTA’s Southern California for two terms and takes great pride in advocating for the travel advisor community.

  • JADE MONZO

    OWNER, ROPE DROP TRAVEL

    Jade Monzo joins the GTM Advisory Board after just five years of experience in the travel industry. As a young mother and experienced traveler, she took joy in booking her family trip to Disney every year and turned that passion into a career as a travel agent. Not too long after, as a stay at home mother to seven young children, she started Rope Drop Travel, built with a deep passion for family travel and helping others make these vacation memories. Jade has been featured in multiple local publications for her incomparable ability to balance owning a major business and being a mom. After first attending GTM, Jade quickly attributed much of her agency’s growth to the connections made with not only suppliers but her fellow advisors. Jade says, “Attending GTM is a must do for every travel advisor!” An active member of ASTA, she enjoys her work in the travel community and is excited for the future of travel.

  • JESSE MORRIS

    OWNER, WE BOOK TRAVEL, LLC

    Though relatively new to the travel world, Jesse has made an impact from day one earning a spot at GTM after his first year in business. He achieved both the Rising Star and Best of the Best designations via his host agency and has been a consistent contributor to Travel Professional News. Specializing in premium and luxury travel, GTM has had a massive impact on his business and the relationships forged have turned into lifelong friendships. Jesse says, "GTM is the best event for those serious about expanding their business. This event is all about meeting high performing advisors willing to share their best practices combined with meeting supplier partners that can make things happen.”

  • NICK PENA

    OWNER, CRUISE PLANNERS

    Nick owns a luxury travel agency and customer service is at the forefront of everything that he does. He specializes in pre/post-cruise, luxury cruises, private guided journeys, expeditions, and some corporate groups. Nick’s goal is to deliver a customer experience as exquisite as the customers that he serves. One where fine travel is made seamless and effortless. Where every need is anticipated and every request honored. He loves to build relationships with vendors and leveraging the scale of his recognized agency to ensure VIP treatment of his clients.

  • CHRISTY SCANNELL

    OWNER, DREAM VACATIONS

    Christy rarely takes the easy path. A former journalist, her heritage is 100% Scottish—but she owned an Irish-American newspaper. She is a straight woman who launched an LGBT publication. She was a successful children’s book editor despite having no kids. And, as the US was recovering from a recession, she bought a travel franchise. Everyone said she was crazy: “Why would anyone call you when they can just book online?” In fact, they did call her—and a little more than 10 years later, she is a Top 30 producer in Dream Vacations’ Circle of Excellence. It hasn’t been easy, but it’s been a whole lot of fun, and much of that success is due to GTM supplier relationships!

  • JENNIFER WAYLAND

    OWNER, ISLAND TRAVEL GROUP

    Jennifer Wayland brings 30 years of industry experience working for the airlines and as a professional vacation planner. She loves collaborating with GTM's top travel advisors and unique high-caliber vendors to do what she enjoys most—provide unparalleled experiences for her clients. Her top GTM memory is "meeting her match", Emmy Morales, during one of the many GTM networking games. Jennifer has been awarded for her sales with Sandals, Karisma and Playa Resorts; has served as GTM Ambassador; and has earned the MAST All-Star award multiple years. Most recently she created the Travel Lab - Travel Expert Program where she encourages travel professionals to achieve the ultimate goal which is to attend GTM.

  • ANDREA WILLIAMS

    OWNER, EXQUISITE VACATIONS INC

    Andrea Williams is the President of Exquisite Vacations Inc, an award-winning travel agency located in Miami, Florida, specializing in romance and family travel.

    Andrea started her travel career in Jamaica and has dedicated the last 18 years to retail travel. She has traveled to six continents, giving her the knowledge to impart on her client's tailor-made experiences. Andrea currently sits on the travel advisory board for Jamaica Tourist Board, the Antigua & Barbuda Tourist Authority and Travel A.L.L.I.E.S. Society and was a past GTM Ambassador. With over 25 years of travel industry knowledge, no wonder her clients love her so much!

  • DONNA WOLFE

    INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, PLAZA TRAVEL

    If you asked Donna’s clients to describe her in one word, they would say PASSIONATE! Donna is personally invested and embraces the process of designing and assisting her clients to create the absolute best experiences for them. Working in the travel industry for over 25 years, she specializes in luxury leisure, cruises, group travel, honeymoons, multi-generational family travel and adventure travel. She has developed strong relationships with travel industry professionals. These relationships and years of experience attending conferences and completing expert educational courses, coupled with her personal travels to hundreds of worldwide hotels, product and destination knowledge and tours and activities, are the tools and resources she draws from when planning her clients customized travel experiences. She understands how travel enriches our lives. It is all about meeting her clients expectations and creating memorable moments.