Highlights

  • Founder and Director of Worlds Apart Expeditions in the 1990’s, an adventure travel company taking groups to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, Oman and Iran.
  • Developed and pioneered Mountain Travel Sobek’s Saudi Arabian program.
  • Developed, facilitated and guided Richard Bangs Quest for “An Exclusive Invitation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.”
  • Director of Discovery Channel Adventures, a joint project between Discovery Communications and Mountain Travel Sobek.
  • Managing Director for Abercrombie & Kent LLC in Muscat, Oman. Established the A&K Destination Management Company and handled the Private Jet Journeys around the world.
  • Facilitated the documentary production of “Bezad’s Last Journey” for Crossing the Line Films, which was aired by National Geographic under the title “Last Chance Journeys – Iran,” which won awards in both Europe and the US.
  • Facilitated the History Channel’s documentary “Digging for the Truth – The Real Queen of Sheba” in Yemen.
  • Led and managed the Smithsonian’s tour in Saudi Arabia, Oman and Qatar which followed their internationally acclaimed “Roads of Arabia” exhibit.
  • Participated on a multi-level cultural project involving the Yemen and US governments and the Smithsonian Institution’s Freer and Sackler Galleries culminating in the publication of “Caravan Kingdoms Yemen and the Ancient Incense Trade”.
  • Worked with diplomats, royalty, government officials, foreign delegations, celebrities, the media, and business leaders, in addition to university travel alumni programs and adventure travel companies.
  • Universal Group Marketing Manager in Sana’a, Yemen
  • Developed, managed and led Travcoa’s Iran program.
  • Presented papers on eco-tourism in Saudi Arabia and Egypt
  • Guest Speaker on tourism at the Omani Embassy in Washington DC.

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