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.
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 | | Andy Goodling
Travel Consultant | Pennsylvania, USA |  | | Andy is originally from central Pennsylvania where he studied Spanish at Temple University. After studying abroad in Costa Rica, he fell in love with the country and knew this is where he wanted to live. He enjoys talking to people about his extensive travel experiences and is enthusiastic to learn more about the culture. In his free time, he likes to play and watch baseball, hike, snorkel, and travel. | | |
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 | | Leah Reeb
Travel Consultant | Wyoming, USA |  | Leah is originally from Wyoming and first fell in love with Costa Rica after vacationing here in 2009. Leah enjoys being outdoors, reading, absorbing the Costa Rican culture with her husband and extended family and spending any moment she can in the ocean! Leah's spent a lot of time exploring the beaches of the North Pacific... if you want to know the best remote beaches where you can kick back and enjoy the sand and surf or know where you can get the best Sushi and coldest tropical drinks, she's your expert!
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 | | Mike Benner
Travel Consultant | Florida, USA |  | Mike is originally from Central Florida and has lived in Costa Rica since 2010. As an avid surfer, his goal was to seek out as many warm water waves as he could find while traveling through one of the most bio-diverse countries in the world. While traveling, Mike has had the pleasure of visiting and experiencing some of the most amazing sites in Costa Rica. Everything from 5 star hot spring resorts to endless miles of isolated jungle lined beaches. He is passionate about Costa Rican culture and loves sharing his knowledge and experiences with others so they too can enjoy all that this beautiful, peaceful country has to offer.
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 | | Aidan Mullan
Travel Consultant | Ireland |  | | Aidan is from Belfast, Ireland. He moved to CR this year after living back in his home city with his Costa Rican wife for the past three years. He has already made up his mind to settle here for the weather alone! His main interests are football, cinema and Imperial (Costa Rica's national beer). | | |
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 | | 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. |  | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | Wanda DeVries
Sales Team Manager | Emmen, Holland |  | Wanda studied International Business 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. | | |
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 | | Theresa Parent
Travel Consultant | MI, USA |  | | Theresa is originally from Michigan and moved to Costa Rica in January 2010 after serving in Peace Corps Honduras. She enjoys spending as much time as possible on the softball field, taking advantage of Costa Rica's year-around, warm climate. | | |
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 | | Robin Jones
Travel Consultant | USA |  | | Robin worked in the travel industry before relocating to Costa Rica from Florida in 2008. Robin and her 12 year-old daughter, Casey, have lived in La Fortuna near the Arenal Volcano for the past three years. Robin loves exploring and learning about the biodiversity and culture of Costa Rica with her daughter. Robin brings her knowledge and enthusiasm for travel and her love for Costa Rica to help client plan their perfect Costa Rican Vacation. | | |
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 | | Lisa Cederberg
Travel Consultant | CA, USA |  | | Lisa escaped the hustle and bustle of Los
Angeles, California, and came to Costa Rica in 2008 in search of a simpler life. She lives out in the country with
her six dogs, and considers them her kids. In her free time, she enjoys taking long
walks, hiking, and any outdoor adventure that Costa Rica has to offer. | | |
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 | | Joan Borreli
Sales Team Manager | 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. | | |
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 | | Adam Baker
Marketing Consultant | 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 | | |
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 | | Tony Silva
VP of Operations | 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 sand volleyball, creating music and enjoying time with his 6-year-old-son, Joshua. | | |
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 | | Anke Schultheiss
Travel Consultant | Germany |  | | Anke is originally from Germany and she moved to Costa Rica 9 years ago. She is living here with her husband and her 2 children, Leo (5years) and Nina (3years). She speaks 4 languages, loves to travel and spends every free minute with her kids. | | |
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 | | Daniel Pisa
Travel Consultant | Sarasota, FL | | | Daniel, hailing from the west coast of Florida has been living in Costa Rica for over a year now with his wife. He has been traveling here frequently since the age of sixteen after falling in love with this amazing Country and all it has to offer. A true outdoors man at heart, he spends his free time taking advantage of the world-class fishing, white water rafting, surfing, and nature excursions possible here in Costa Rica! | | |
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 | | Anke Herz
Travel Consultant | | | | Anke is a Costa Rican with an American father. She has lived and traveled through out the Costa Rican Pacific coast. She loves being outdoors especially hanging out at the beach with her 12 year old son. | | |
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 | | Jeremy Clyce
Travel Consultant | | | | Jeremy Clyce is originally from Dallas, Texas and has been living and working in Costa Rica for the past thirteen years. He has lived in many of Costa Rica’s popular vacation destinations and he offers a lot of firsthand knowledge about these amazing places. Jeremy currently lives outside of San Jose with his wife and their two year old daughter. Jeremy spent many years living in Manuel Antonio working in real estate brokerage and he has built and sold several luxury homes in that area.
Jeremy loves travelling and has extensive knowledge about Costa Rica and its’ many amazing travel destinations. In his free time, Jeremy enjoys mountain biking and sport fishing as well as relaxing at the beach. | | |
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 | | Chris Atkins
Travel Consultant/Fishing Expert | Kohler, WI |  | | Chris was born in Pittsburgh and grew up in Wisconsin. After graduating
from the University of Minnesota he decided the corporate world was not
for him so he moved down here full time in 2005. Chris created and
manages our sport fishing division of the agency, loves playing &
watching sports, hanging out with friends and traveling. A
huge Steelers fan! | | |
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 | | Bryan Andrejko
Travel Consultant | Buffalo, USA |  | Bryan is originally from Buffalo, New York. He first came to Costa Rica
over 15 years ago and has been living here permanently for the last 3
years. Bryan is an avid mountain biker and enjoys riding the trails
near his home in the mountains of Heredia. He frequently travels to the
beach with his dog to go surfing, and of course to fish!
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 | | Robin Sabine
Travel Consultant | 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.
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 | | Grettel Fernandez
Sales Administrative Assistant | Costa Rica |  | Grettel was born
in Cartago, Costa Rica. She has worked in Customer Service for over 8 years. She likes going to the movies, visiting volcanoes (especially Irazu and Turrialba) and
reading. During most sports events she likes to cheer for the underdogs and likes to
watch boxing matches.
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 | | James Dyde
Travel Consultant | Surrey, UK |  | James is from the UK and has lived in Costa Rica since 2001. He has traveled extensively throughout the country and the region, and is fully qualified to offer the most extensive vacation advice going. In his spare time, James enjoys Greek cooking, checking out new beaches with his wife and his dogs, and passing the time with friends.
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 | | Jane Rogers
Travel Consultant | Northern Ireland |  | Jane is originally from Northern Ireland and has been living in Costa Rica with her husband and 2 young children for 8 years now.
Other than travelling Jane loves all things creative and has designed and built a house at the beach, taught art to kids and scrap booking to adults. In her spare time she loves to walk her dog in the beautiful Costa Rican sunshine!
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 | | Anastasia McCulloch
Travel Consultant | OH, USA |  | | Anastasia was born in Ohio. After moving around the U.S. she came to Costa Rica to teach English. She had the good fortune of traveling all over the country Tico-style with friends in the area. Anastasia loves to go out dancing or cooking up a storm at home. She also enjoys running, practicing yoga and working on her pachuco (local Spanish)! | | |
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 | | Annette Carter
Travel Consultant | OK, USA |  | From Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and St. Louis, Missouri, Annette came to Costa Rica six years ago for a one-year sabbatical and never left! She's spent several years of her time here helping other people plan their Costa Rica vacations and loves introducing people to the country. She loves spending time with her grandkids Ava, Juliette and Elijah, dancing salsa and merengue, and traveling, of course!
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 | | 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.
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 | | Stephanie Hudson
Travel Consultant | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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". | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | Pablo Leon
Web Developer | Alajuela |  | Pablo is Costa Rican from the province of Alajuela. He makes sure that our systems are working well and also helps in their development. He enjoys playing football, reading and being up to date with the latest technology.
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | Alberto Aguilar
Airport Representative | Heredia, CR |  | | Alberto meets and greets you at airport | | |
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 | | 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.
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