Staff Profiles

Hooked Up Sport Fishing Staff Profiles

Get to know the people that make Hooked Up Sport Fishing s the leader in luxury fishing vacations to Costa Rica. You can research the company further using the social links below, Company Facebook Group, Linked In Group and our YouTube Travel Videos.










Tony Silva President St. Paul, MN
One of the founders of CRV, Tony is responsible for maintaining provider relationships, overseeing day to day operations and analyzing new business ventures. He spends his free time playing guitar, practicing Tai Chi and enjoying time with his 4 year old son, Joshua.

Casey Halloran Marketing Director Cloudersport, PA
Moved to Costa Rica from chilly PA over 10 yrs ago and never left. Casey is also one of the founders for CRV, and as our Internet marketer, he’ll claim that it was he who drew you to our website.

Richard Bexon Sales & Marketing. Surrey, UK
Moved from Woking, Surrey to Costa Rica to be with his Tica wife and is fanatic fisherman. Richard is responsible for getting you to the site and then making sure that you book with us.

Roman Venegas Finance & Client Services Manager Cartago, CR
He enjoys traveling and meeting people around the world. He loves to watch sports (ESPN is his favorite channel) and hang out with his friends. His finance formula is: God + Family + Friends. Anything else comes through that formula.

Ronny Cespedes Client Services Management San Jose, CR
Ronny’s passion is life, soccer and lazy afternoons on the beach… he uses his knowledge of Costa Rican destinations daily when assisting clients with any questions or needs.

Katie High Projects Manager Waynesville, NC
Katie returned to CR permanently in 2005 after studying Spanish here. She enjoys traveling, reading, Latin dancing, and spending time with her Costa Rican husband and 2 dogs, Luke and Annie.

Diego Morales Internal Development Manager San Jose, CR
Diego is our IT manager, always making sure we are up to speed with the latest technology so that we can be more efficient on our daily work. He loves cars and he’s a very big fan of DC Comics. On his free time, he enjoys going to the gym and running away to the beach every time he can.

Chris Atkins Travel Consultant/Fishing Expert Kohler, WI
Chris was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Wisconsin. He has a BA in Spanish Studies, loves sports, hanging out with friends and traveling. A huge Steelers fan!

Joan Borreli Travel Consultant Harrisburg, PA
Joan spent many years traveling throughout Costa Rica before settling here 3 years ago. She is a bird and wildlife enthusiast, spending as much time as possible in the rainforest. Her passions are The Beatles, her dogs, and her new life in Costa Rica.

Marco Madrigal Travel Consultant San Jose, CR
Studied English at the University of Costa Rica, after school he began working as a travel consultant.  Marco has been working in tourism for over 15 years now!  During his free time, he enjoys going to the gym, watching movies and playing with his cats.

Stephanie Hudson Senior Sales Associate FL, USA
Stephanie is a recent graduate of Stetson University who loves traveling and experiencing new things. Her goals in Costa Rica are to learn Spanish, surfing, and salsa.

Adam Baker Sales Associate Devon, UK
Adam is English and has been living in Costa Rica since Jan ‘06 after falling in love with the country. He has previously worked as a P.E. and Art Teacher in Monteverde. Adam loves film and design, travel and culture, and most sports - Football (Soccer!), Tennis, Pool and TaeKwon Do to name a few

Jose Vega Sales Admin Assistant Escazu, CR
Jose is currently studying Business Administration at ULASALLE. He enjoys building and learning about computers in his spare time or pretending to be a world conqueror in Age of Empires. He eventually hopes to enter into the field of Computer Science.

Adriana Ramirez Sales Admin Assistant Heredia, CR
Adriana has been working tourism for over 8 years and loves to travel her home country. She loves to watch movies,listen to music and enjoy the local nightlife with her husband and friends.

Alejandro Troz Assistant Finance Manager Escazu, CR
Alejandro handles company finances and operations. He is also crazy for the defunct rock group Rage Against the Machine.

Jennifer Duran Client Services Management Heredia, CR
Born in Monteverde, Jennifer is a true nature lover and a HOT salsa dancer. She brings years of tourism expertise educating and assisting all travelers.

Claire Saylor Marketing and Content Management Maryland, USA
Claire graduated from the University of Richmond in 2006 where she studied Spanish and Journalism. She loves to travel and has lived in Spain, Chile, Panama, and now calls Costa Rica “home” thanks in part to the beaches and warm weather.

Alberto Aguilar Airport Representative Heredia, CR
Alberto meets and greets you at airport

Annie Bestwick Sales Associate Sydney, Australia
Annie was born in Australia and traveled extensively. She has spent the last 5 years in Calgary, Canada. She originally came to Costa Rica for a two week surfing vacation, fell in love with the country and now lives and works in Costa Rica.

Alan moved to Costa Rica 2 years ago to escape the harsh Irish weather and hasn’t looked back since. Alan enjoys traveling the country and is an avid Liverpool fan.

Didier Mora Network Supervisor San Jose, CR
Didier makes sure that the technical side of CRV is running smoothly and solves any technological problems that might arise in the office. In his spare time he enjoys going to the beach and mountains just outside of town and he is a huge fan of engines and cars.