Specialist Expertise

§         'Non profits in travel' and associated tourism programs & markets.

§         Database marketing and targeted promotions.

§        Membership management.

§         Product assessment and itinerary development.

Background

Deborah Dresner provides extensive experience in special interest tourism, marketing, assessment of destinations & product offers, and client relationship management. She has specialized knowledge in the North American non-profit travel market, as a result of her many years working with major tourism attractions, including the San Diego Zoo.

At the San Diego Zoo, she worked with the travel team to develop a travel program for its 250,000 member households and travelled internationally as the Zoo’s representative to review potential new travel destinations and itineraries for inclusion in the Zoo’s Worldwide Travel Program.  She also participated at the National Non Profits in Travel Conference held each year in Virginia.

In Australia and Oregon, Deborah gained extensive experience with database marketing and has created successful targeted promotional campaigns for both travel programs and visitor attractions, including museums.  She has a Bachelor of Arts in Writing from the University of California, San Diego, and an Associates of Science in Travel and Tourism from San Diego Mesa College.