CEO, Luxury Travel Advisor

• Jan 2019 - Present

Founder, Outbound Women’s Tour Operator

• Aug 2016 - Present

Founder of Damesly, a boutique tour agency for professional and creative women. Damesly combines incredible tours with professional skill-building. Example: our Canyons + Cameras tour is a 2- day photography workshop led by a National Geographic Photographer through Antelope Canyon and Grand Canyon.

Founder, Conference Director - Live Events

• Dec 2013 - Mar 2023

Founder of the Women's Travel Fest, the world's largest conference for solo female travelers. Event was acquired in 2023. Founder of the Women's Travel Fest, the world's largest conference for solo female travelers. Event was acquired in 2023.

Publisher; Travel Guidebooks for Women

• Jan 2010 - Jan 2023

Founder of Go! Girl Guides, the world's first series of travel guidebooks made just for women. Since its inception in 2010, Go! Girl Guides has grown to have published 7 guidebooks and counting, with a team of over 30 writers from across the globe and 40k uniques per month. Founder of Go! Girl Guides, the world's first series of travel guidebooks made just for women. Since its inception in 2010, Go! Girl Guides has grown to have published 7 guidebooks and counting, with a team of over 30 writers from across the globe and 40k uniques per month.

Director of Community Development

• Mar 2021 - Mar 2022

Founder and director of the Women's Travel Collective, an online community comprised of virtual events, discounts and offerings, and support to women who love to travel. Founder and director of the Women's Travel Collective, an online community comprised of virtual events, discounts and offerings, and support to women who love to travel.

Executive Editor & Co-Founder - Women's Travel Magazine

• Mar 2018 - Jan 2020

Reporter

• Aug 2013 - Nov 2013

Freelance reporter and fact-checker at Time inc. Freelance reporter and fact-checker at Time inc.

Features Writer

• Dec 2007 - Aug 2008

Entertainment writer. Wrote on a tight deadline, completing articles about entertainment and nightlife in Tucson on topics including music, poetry and local trends. Entertainment writer. Wrote on a tight deadline, completing articles about entertainment and nightlife in Tucson on topics including music, poetry and local trends.

Music Journalist

• Oct 2007 - May 2008

Wrote on tight deadlines for the Calendar Plus, Family Plus and Weekend Plus desks, with focus on entertainment, family and children's issues and shopping and fashion reviews. Wrote on tight deadlines for the Calendar Plus, Family Plus and Weekend Plus desks, with focus on entertainment, family and children's issues and shopping and fashion reviews.

News Editor/Reporter

• Aug 2006 - Jan 2008

*Managed a team of 18 reporters for this daily publication, delegating and editing late-breaking stories and in-depth reports. * Led the News Desk in ongoing coverage of an on-campus murder that shocked Tucson in 2007. *As a news and arts reporter for two years prior to becoming editor, completed stories on all aspects of campus life including administration, elections and arts features. Features InternshipJan 2007 to May 2007 *Managed a team of 18 reporters for this daily publication, delegating and editing late-breaking stories and in-depth reports. * Led the News Desk in ongoing coverage of an on-campus murder that shocked Tucson in 2007. *As a news and arts reporter for two years prior to becoming editor, completed stories on all aspects of campus life including administration, elections and arts features. Features InternshipJan 2007 to May 2007