ESTC 2008 Advisory Committee

The following is a list of the ESTC 2008 Advisory Committee members. TIES is proud to collaborate with these ecotourism and sustainable tourism specialists representing various sectors of the industry, who will help guide conference planning and contribute to the efforts to make the ESTC 2008 an innovative and cutting-edge conference.

The ESTC 2008 Advisory Committee is chaired by Kelly Bricker, TIES Executive Director/Board Chair.

Subcommittee Facilitators:

• Communications & Marketing: Ayako Ezaki, TIES Director of Communications aezaki@ecotourism.org
• Sponsorship: Ferdinand Weps, TIES Director of Membership and Operations fweps@ecotourism.org
• Topics & Speakers: Christina Cavaliere, TIES Director of Training and Education ccavaliere@ecotourism.org
• Local Logistics: Mikael Castro, TIES Director of Special Events mcastro@ecotourism.org

Advisory Committee Members:

Amos Bien
Department Chair, Masters’ Program in Sustainable Tourism Management, Universidad de Cooperacion Internacional

Andrew Bill
President, Siera Marketing Services

Chris Bottrill
Chair, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation Management, Programs Capilano College

Dave Butler
Director of Land Resources, Canadian Mountain Holidays Inc.
BC Sustainable Tourism Collective

Luigi Cabrini
Director of Sustainable Tourism Development, United Nations World Tourism Organization

Deirdre Campbell
Tartan Public Relations
BC Sustainable Tourism Collective

Jonathan Day
President, Placemark Solutions

Arthur Dejong
Mountain Planning and Environmental Resource Manager, Whistler Blackcomb
BC Sustainable Tourism Collective

Kathy Dragon
Founder, Active Women

George Duffy
President, Worldwide Ecolodges

Paul Eagles
Professor, University of Waterloo

Rick MacLeod Farley
Principal Consultant, MacLeod Farley & Associates

Frances Figart
Editor, Modern Traveler Magazine

Stefanos Fotiou
Tourism Program Coordinator, United Nations Environment Programme

Erika Harms
Executive Director for Sustainable Development, United Nations Foundation

Roberta Hilbruner
Development Communication & Sustainable Tourism, USAID

Hugh Hough
President, Green Team Advertising

Nick Kulibaba
Senior Development Officer USA, IUCN

Abi Rome
Ecotourism Consultant

Ronald Sanabria
Sustainable Tourism Director, Rainforest Alliance

Ed Sanders
Founder, Ecotourism International

Valerie Sheppard
Senior Tourism Development Officer, British Columbia Ministry of Tourism

Julia Washburn
Principal, Trillium Resources Group

René Welti
Founder and President, America Live, Inc.

Liz Wessel
Founder and Owner, Green Concierge Travel

Gian Zini
Associate Instructor, University of Utah