Allison Vila, our office assistant, spent the first 14 years of her life in France before moving to the United States with her family. When not helping out in the office, Allison is a student at West Chester University where she is a Languages major. Fluent in French, holding dual citizenship, Allison was a CIT on our Paris trip last year and returns as a Junior Counselor in Paris this year. 

Fritz Ettl, of South Bend, Indiana holds an M. Ed. from Long Island University and a BA in history from Indiana University. A former college soccer player, he has lived and worked all over Europe and Australia. A former history and ESL teacher in the bilingual Manhattan Bridges High School in New York City, he will lead our Switzerland – Snow Ride the Alps, Spain & Portugal I, Backpack Europe I, Barcelona Service & Spanish, and Sweden & Denmark trips this year.

Patricia Maloney, President, is a master’s level Occupational Therapist with a business background. She has cumulatively spent years in Europe, especially in Paris, much of which has been with teens. She knows the city like a native and continually searches for unique and authentic additions to our trips. She will lead our East Coast USA trip in the summer 2010. She and husband, Frank, an astrophysicist and D-Day expert, have traveled extensively with teenagers throughout Europe. 

Johnny Perkins handles our website and Internet marketing. Fluent in Spanish, he has spent nearly 4 years living, volunteering, studying and traveling in Mexico, Central and South America and Spain. Johnny is an accomplished guitarist and loves to lead impromptu music sessions on the trips. A veteran of our Spain trips, John will lead Discover Europe, Spain & Portugal II, and our Costa Rica programs in the summer of 2010.