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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 | | 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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 | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | Kathy De La O
Travel Consultant | Palmares, Costa Rica |  | | Originally from Costa Rica, Kathy grew up in NY 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. | | |
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 | | Royce Clay
Travel Consultant | Pacific Northwest, U.S.A. |  | | Royce Clay Slape grew up in Colorado, Alaska, and the great Pacific Northwest, before moving to Costa Rica more than six years ago. For five of those years he was the Director of an international artist-in-residency program, bringing writers, composers and visual artists from around the world to experience firsthand the art, culture and many natural wonders of Costa Rica. At some point he realized he had discovered a new passion -- introducing others to this truly amazing country he now calls home. | | |
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 | | Didier Hernandez M
Web Designer | Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica |  | | Didierh is our Web Designer, likes digital photography and graphics design, travel, latin-dance and loves most sport Football (Soccer). Has been working in Information Technologies for over 14 years. |  | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | 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! | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | 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 | | |
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 | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | 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. | | |
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 | | Alberto Aguilar
Airport Representative | Heredia, CR |  | | Alberto meets and greets you at airport | | |
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 | | Alan Prendergast
Senior Sales Associate | Galway, Ireland |  | | 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. | | |
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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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 | | 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. | | |