Costa Rican Vacations Staff Profiles

Get to know the people that make Costa Rican Vacations the leader in luxury travel to Costa Rica. You can research the company further using the social links below, Company Facebook Group, Myspace Page, LinkedIn Group and our Youtube Travel Videos.

     



Alan Prendergast    Travel Consultant Galway, Ireland
Alan moved to Costa Rica 4 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.



Daniel Castillo    Accounting Technician Paraiso, Costa Rica
Daniel is an easy going person who loves sports and plays soccer every weekend. In his free time he enjoys hanging out with many of his childhood friends, doing oversized puzzles, playing video games (like God of War and Metal Gear) and spending time with family.



Theresa Parent    Sales Associate MI, USA
Theresa is originally from Michigan and moved to Costa Rica after traveling the country for nearly three years.  She enjoys the warm climate and beautiful sites Costa Rica has to offer, you can often find her on the beaches working on her tan!!



Carlos Herrera    General Accountant San Jose, CR
Carlos is married with two beautiful daughters, Paula 11 years and Melissa 4 months. Carlos enjoys traveling and getting to know new places. On the weekend he enjoys jumping in the car with the girls and discovering new places in Costa Rica. He also plays the guitar with a group of friends and likes to enjoy the Costa Rican nightlife from time to time.



Anna Lanyon    Sales Associate Queensland, Australia
Anna is originally from Australia but moved to Costa Rica in 2007 to work in community development projects throughout the country. After traveling through every corner the country and enjoying the incredible biological diversity that it offers, in 2009 she decided to enroll in university here to study Biology. Her passion is SCUBA diving, but she also enjoys spending her free time doing anything that involves being in remote areas surrounded by nature, and traveling.



Robin Sabine    Office Administrator IL, USA
Robin is originally from Chicago and moved to Costa Rica in November 2009 with her Tico husband. She loves meditating, running, and is currently studying to get her Masters in Metaphysics. But her best times are spent with her husband and children Emma, 5 and Gabriel 1. 



Carlos Loria    Web Developer San Jose, CR
Carlos has his degree in Computer Science. He loves to travel and has traveled extensively throughout Europe where he hopes to visit again soon. On his free time he enjoys watching movies, running and playing the keyboards. He is now learning how to play the guitar.



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 5-year-old son, Joshua.



Casey Halloran    Marketing Director Cloudersport, PA
Casey 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
Richard 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.



Wanda DeVries    Travel Consultant Emmen, Holland
Wanda studied International Bussiness and Tourism back home in Holland. She loves to travel and explore new countries. After having lived in 8 different countries from Suriname to Panama and Italy, she loves Costa Rica the most and made it her final home.



Tara Cabatingan    Travel Consultant Maine, U.S.A.
Tara grew up in Maine and then came to Costa Rica to learn Spanish 17 years ago. She met her Costa Rican husband and decided to stay. Even after traveling the country for years she still looks forward to discovering more of Costa Rica. She enjoys cooking, yoga and reading and loves hanging out with her 13 year old daughter and 9 year old son.



Joan Borreli    Travel Consultant Harrisburg, PA
Joan spent many years traveling throughout Costa Rica before settling here 6 years ago. She is a bird and wildlife enthusiast, spending as much time as possible in the rain forest. Her passions are The Beatles, her dogs, and enjoying life in Costa Rica.



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.



Renee Fung    Travel Consultant U.S.A.
Renee Fung was originally born in Hong Kong but grew up in the US & Canada. She moved to Costa Rica with her husband and two children nearly 7 years ago from Florida. She loves Costa Rica because it has mountains, beaches and rain forest all in one place. Her favorite movie is a "Fish Called Wanda" and favorite movie actor is Kevin Kline. Renee lives by the moto" feel the fear and do it anyway".



Christien Johnson    Travel Consultant Cali, U.S.A.
Christien, originally from Manhattan Beach California, lived in Costa Rica for 6 years before finishing his international business degree in North Carolina. Working as a rafting guide and being an eagle scout, he enjoys to spend as much time in the rain forest and exploring the beaches here in Costa Rica as possible.



Theresa Bright    Travel Consultant Michigan, U.S.A.
Originally from the state of Michigan, Theresa first found her way to down to Costa Rica as a study abroad student. She fell in love with the pura vida way of life and made Costa Rica her new home. She now enjoys frequenting the beaches of Costa Rica instead of being cold in Michigan.



Kathy De La O    Travel Consultant Palmares, Costa Rica
Originally from Costa Rica, Kathy grew up in New York and moved back to Costa Rica after 25 years. She enjoys traveling the country and loves the outdoors, the beach and plants. Her favorite pastime is cooking for family and friends.



Didier Hernandez M    Web Designer Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica
Didier is our Web Designer. He likes digital photography and graphic design, travel, latin-dance and loves most sports, especially Football (Soccer). Has been working in Information Technology for over 14 years.



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!



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.



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.




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.



Tim Dunford    Sales Representative Sioux Narrows, ON
Originally from Sioux Narrows, Ontario, Canada, Tim has traveled the globe, visiting over 20 countries in 3 different continents. After a visit 10 years ago, he fell in love with Costa Rica's breath taking beauty and rich culture and has planted roots in Tres Rios de Cartago, in Costa Rica's Central Valley. Apart from Travel, Tim's spare time is spent playing blues and jazz guitar and sharing time with his wife and son.
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