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Costa
Rica Vacations UK Staff Profiles
Who are we? Get to know the team in San Jose Costa Rica
and bit further.
The management team here at Costa Rica Holiday!
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Tony Silva
Co-Owner/President. St. Paul, MN |
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| 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 3 year old son, Joshua. |
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Casey Halloran
Co-Owner/Marketing Director. Coudersport, PA |
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| Moved to
Costa Rica from chilly PA over 7 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
VP Sales & Marketing. London, UK |
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| Moved from
London to Costa Rica to be with his Tica
wife and is true Liverpool fan. 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, Costa Rica |
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| 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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Katie High
Project Manager. Waynesville, NC |
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| Katie returned
to CR after studying Spanish here in
2003. She enjoys traveling, reading, Latin
dancing, and talking about her dog, Annie. |
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Alan Prendergast
Sales Representative. Galway, Ireland |
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| 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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Caroline Wilson
Sales Representative. Bedford, UK |
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| Caroline
is currently in her second spell here in
Costa Rica after previously doing volunteer
work out here 3 years ago. She enjoys traveling,
relaxing and the gym. |
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Carrie Smith
Sales Representative. Boston, MA |
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| Carrie now
lives in Boston with her Costa Rican husband,
after spending over 7 years in Costa Rica.
As one of the first employees of the company
she opened our first U.S.-based office in
New England. |
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Nicole Altman
Sales Representative. St. Paul, MN |
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| Nicole has
recently graduated from the University of
Wisconsin-Eau Claire and moved to San Jose
to be with her Tico husband. Loves dancing,
traveling, watching movies, and going to
local cantinas with her friends. |
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Chris Atkins
Sales Representative. Kohler, Wisconsin |
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| 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
Sales Representative. Harrisburg,
PA |
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| 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
Sales Representative.San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Studied English
with emphasis in literature 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 at home. |
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Wanda de Vries
Sales Representative. Emmen, Holland |
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| Wanda graduated
in International Business and Tourism Management
back home in Holland. After having
lived in 5 different countries all over
the world she fell in love with Costa Rica
and made it her final home. |
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Lewis Kesaris
Sales Representative. Alexandria, VA |
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| Lewis is
a recent Virginia Tech graduate who came
to Costa Rica in the pursuit of great waves
and the exotic culture. Lewis is a big fan
of the Washington Redskins and Wizards,
on game days you can find him in the sports
bar supporting his teams. |
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Jake Slesnick
Sales Representative. Boston, MA |
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| He hails
from Boston, Massachusetts and is a graduate
of Umass Amherst. His interests include
coffee, politics, freestyle rapping, traveling,
meditation, the Boston Red Sox, and the
New England Patriots. |
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Stephanie Hudson
Sales Representative. FL |
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| 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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Jon Dinsmore
Sales Representative. Norman, Oklahoma |
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| John has
2 great kids, Taylor & Brandt, and a
cat named Cat. While on vacation, he fell
in love with the Mountains, Rainforests
and Beaches of Costa Rica. In his spare
time, John enjoys reading, DVDs, traveling
and surfing the internet. As long as he?s
having fun, John is up for anything. |
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Cyril Graze
External Development Manager. San Jose, Costa
Rica |
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| Cyril is
an avid traveler who enjoys reggae at the
beach. His passions include computer science,
hiking, and tasty Latin food. |
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Alejandro Troz
Assistant Finance Manager. Escazu, Costa Rica |
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| Alejandro
handles company finances and operations.
He is also crazy for the defunct rock group
Rage Against the Machine. |
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Carolina Umana
Human Resources Manager. Santa Ana, Costa
Rica |
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| A true environmentalist,
she recycles anything in site. She comes
alive and shows her Latin Soul with the
beat of music while cooking and having fun
with friends. |
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Jennifer Duran
Client Services Manager. Heredia,
Costa Rica |
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| 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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Mauricio Rojas
Client Services Representative. San Jose, Costa
Rica |
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| Mauricio is 100 % "Tico". He loves the sound of music. He is a career Tourism expert, and makes sure all reservations are to client’s requests. |
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Dayana Villalobos
Travel Partner Liaison. Alajuela, Costa
Rica |
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| Dayana maintains
relationships with hotel, tour and transport
companies. She seeks out new tours and hotel
operators. Dayana is a closet Trekkie. |
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Manfred Zumbado
Network Admin. Cartago, Costa
Rica |
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| Manfred helps keep our office wired and makes sure that any internet connections are solved so we can keep in contact with you. He is a big fan of British heavy metal group Iron Maiden. |
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Claudio Rojas
Accountant. Heredia, Costa
Rica |
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| Claudio makes sure our accounts are up to date and generally keeps the Costa Rica tax man happy. An avid footballer, you can usually find him at the 5-a-side center, when not injured. |
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Keyea Caluette
Costa Rica Pages Sales Rep. Texas, United States |
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| Keyea loves to travel Costa Rica and loves taking her dog on trips away with her. She likes to enjoy the San Jose bar, restaurant and nightlife scene. |
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Gustavo Ramirez
External Development Programmer. Cartago, Costa
Rica |
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| Gustavo is involved in a lot of the behind the scenes activity for the website making sure that they are highly interactive and user-friendly. |
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Dina Castillo
Office Admin. Leon, Nicaragua |
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| Dina is one
of our oldest staffers. Born in Nicaragua,
she is very active in her church community,
an avid reader and a part-time seamstress
who often makes her own clothing. |
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Ronny Cespedes
Client Services Representative. San Jose,
Costa Rica |
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| 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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Claire Saylor
Content Editor. Maryland, United States |
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| 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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Andres Villalobos
Accounts Payable. Heredia, Costa
Rica |
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| Andres makes sure that your vacation is paid for so that when you arrive you have your hotel room and tours. Loves Costa Rica and enjoys spending time with his family and listening to music |
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Jose Vega
Sales Admin Assistant. San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| 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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Guillermo Gurdian
Internal Development Prog. San Jose, Costa Rica |
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| Guillermo
is 100% Costa Rican, likes heavy rock and
playing soccer on his spare time. Guillermo
is finishing his Computer Science degree
at UCR and also enjoys bungee jumping! |
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Victor Campos
FrogLog Data Admin. Moravia, Costa Rica |
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| Victor is
currently studying Human Resources at UNED.
He is an avid footballer and video gamer.
And where can you find Victor on La Liga
game days? Cheering on his favorite team
of course, he is a Liguista to the end. |
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Adriana Ramirez
Reservationist. Moravia, Costa Rica |
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| 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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Alberto Aguilar
Airport Representative. Heredia, Costa Rica |
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| Alberto meets and greets you at airport |
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Thomas Ross
Marketing Intern. Bath, UK |
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| Helps to keep site content fresh whilst devising marketing campaigns to promote our vacations to you. A keen footballer, pro evo fan and cm01/02 addict |
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