P.O. Box 470967 • San Francisco, CA 94147                                       rzzmajzz@msn.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Tour Director/Guide/Cruise Host/Event Planning/Convention/Incentive Staff

Tour Director/Guide Experience:
• San Francisco/Sausalito/Muir Woods Step-on Guide
• Napa/Sonoma Wine Country • Las Vegas/Hoover Dam
• Carmel/Monterey • Yosemite/Lake Tahoe
• Lake Tahoe – 3-5 day student ski tours, NorCal Group Tours

Cruise/Fam Tour Experience:
• Caribbean (7 days), Holland America • Alaska (7 days), Celebrity
• Honduras/Mexico (8 days), Carnival • Mexico (4 days), Carnival
• Bahamas (7 days), Windjammer Barefoot Cruises
• Virgin Islands (7 days), Windjammer Barefoot Cruises

• Morocco (15 days), Intrepid Travel                                                                             • Egypt/Nile Cruise (15 days), Intrepid Travel
• Thailand (15 days), Intrepid Travel                                                                              • Turkey (15 days), Intrepid Travel
• India (15 days), Intrepid Travel

Domestic Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge:                                     California – San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hollywood/Beverly Hills, Palm Springs, Death Valley; Nevada – Las Vegas, Reno; Arizona – Flagstaff, Grand Canyon, Sedona;       New Mexico – Albuquerque, Carlsbad Caverns; Hawaii – Oahu, Kauai, “Big Island”; Washington – Seattle; British Columbia – Victoria, Vancouver; Alberta – Jasper, Columbia Icefields, Lake Louise, Banff, Calgary; Colorado – Denver, Colorado Springs, Rocky Mountain National Park, Vail, Aspen, Telluride;  Montana – Glacier National Park; Utah – Salt Lake City, Ski resorts; Wyoming – Jackson Hole, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone; Georgia – Savannah, Atlanta; Louisiana – New Orleans;                        Florida – Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Tampa, Orlando/Disney World/EPCOT, Tallahassee; Kentucky – Lexington; Tennessee – Smokies; New York – New York City, Upstate; Washington D.C.; Virginia – Arlington; Maryland – Baltimore; Massachusetts– Boston, Cambridge, Cape Cod; Alaska – Denali, Anchorage, Fairbanks, Homer

International Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge

• MEXICO: Puerto Vallarta, Sayulita • CENTRAL AMERICA: Costa Rica (3x)
• SOUTHEAST ASIA: Thailand (3x), Bali, Singapore (3x) • EUROPE: Greece (3x), Paris (2x), London (2x)
• MIDDLE EAST: Morocco (3x), Israel, Sinai, Dubai, Turkey                                          • INDIA (5x)/NEPAL (3x)/TIBET/BHUTAN
• CUBA: Havana (10 days)

Meeting and Event Planning:
• Attack Marketing-Google, San Francisco, CA – Hospitality, Distribution & assembly of promotional materials
• Yoga Journal Magazine- Conference staff, Estes Park, CO, San Francisco, CA, Hollywood, FL, Boston, MA – Sales,
Reception, Information, Hospitality, Security, Door monitor
• Winslow & Associates-Macy’s Passport to Fashion, San Francisco, CA – Supervised volunteers and F&B
• San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau, San Francisco, CA – Conference staff

Additional Experience and Skills:
• Operations Assistant-Norcal Group Tours (2 years), San Francisco, CA – Customer service, advertising, wrote travel itineraries and monthly newsletter; Assistant to Director of Operations
• Station Agent – Rocky Mountain Airways, Vail, CO
• Floral Designer (7 years) Freelance with large, high-end event designers (list on request)
• Actor/Dancer/Performing Artist – Corporate & private events; 6 National tours with Dance Through Time Company
• Server/Hostess – Top of the Mark , San Francisco, CA (18 years)
• Server/Hostess/Disc Jockey – Hyatt, Intercontinental, Marriott - San Francisco, New York City, Vail, Salt Lake City
• Catering/Event Set-up/Strike – Bay Area, Napa & Sonoma Wineries, Caterers and Event Designers

Education:
• International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco, CA - Certified Tour Director
• University of Utah, Salt Lake City – A.A. Liberal Arts & Dance (2 years)
• School of American Ballet & Harkness, New York City – Ballet & Folkloricore (2 years)
• CPR/Red Cross Certified

Interests: Yoga, Salsa and Swing Dancing, Hiking, Trekking, Biking, Floral Design, Murder Mysteries