Chapter 7: Conclusion - Center for Responsible Travel
Chapter 7: Conclusion - Center for Responsible Travel
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Biographies of AuthorsNot included here are the case study writers. Their contact in<strong>for</strong>mation is at the end of eachcase study.David Abernethy, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at Stan<strong>for</strong>d University inPalo Alto, Cali<strong>for</strong>nia. His teaching and research interests have focused on sub-Saharan Africanpolitics, European colonialism and anti-colonial nationalism, and the development and reliefwork of non-governmental organizations in poor countries. He is author of The Dynamics ofGlobal Dominance: European Overseas Empires, 1415-1980 (Yale, 2000). Dr. Abernethy hasbeen the faculty lecturer on several trips to Africa and Asia sponsored by the Stan<strong>for</strong>d AlumniAssociation‘s <strong>Travel</strong>/Study Program and on a Bushtracks Expeditions trip around the Sahara.Email: dba@stan<strong>for</strong>d.eduAndrew Bill, Andrew Bill has worked in the travel industry throughout his 30-year career, first as ajournalist <strong>for</strong> publications on both sides of the Atlantic and, since 1990, as the CEO of SieraMarketing, based in New York. Clients include tourist boards, multinational companies, individualresorts, tour operators, and the media. For the last five years, he has been a board member ofCREST (<strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong>), with special focus on the <strong>Center</strong>‘s travelers‘ philanthropyprogram (travelersphilanthropy.org).E-mail: Andrew@sieramarketing.comWhitney Cooper, M.Sc. worked as the Program Associate <strong>for</strong> <strong>Center</strong> <strong>for</strong> <strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong>from 2007- mid-2010. She helped coordinate the 2008 <strong>Travel</strong>ers‘ Philanthropy Conference inArusha, Tanzania and consulted on CREST‘s <strong>Travel</strong>ers‘ Philanthropy program. Her desire <strong>for</strong>―giving back‖ started with an internship in Honduras helping to develop ecotourism programs inNational Parks with local Garífuna tribes. Currently she works in energy efficiency continuingher passion <strong>for</strong> social and environmental sustainability by creating ―green jobs.‖Email: whitcooper@gmail.comJane CrouchJane is the <strong>Responsible</strong> <strong>Travel</strong> Manager <strong>for</strong> Intrepid <strong>Travel</strong>, based out of Melbourne, Australia.Intrepid <strong>Travel</strong> operates af<strong>for</strong>dable small group adventures, currently in more than 100 countriesaround the globe. Jane works to foster best practice in responsible travel throughout Intrepid‘soperations and helps steer Intrepid‘s sustainability strategies, carbon reduction and neutralityprogram and community support. Jane has had 25 years involvement with several internationalNGOs, established The Intrepid Foundation in 2002 and recently completed a GraduateDiploma in International Development. Jane has also been active in the development ofsustainable tourism in the young nation of Timor-Leste.Email: jane.crouch@intrepidtravel.comJessie Davie is an independent consultant currently living and working in Arusha, Tanzania.She grew up in Maine and earned her Bachelor‘s degree at St. Lawrence University in NewYork, and her Master‘s degree in Environmental Studies from the University of Montana. Jessiehas worked and volunteered in both east and west Africa—volunteering at a primary school ineastern Ghana and leading community service student travel trips to Tanzania. More recentlyshe has been involved in institutional sustainability work, gender rights and resourcemanagement initiatives, and climate change mitigation programs.Email: JessieDavie@gmail.com15
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