Vania has over 15 years of experience in Management and Sales roles in the Travel and Tourism Industry. Vania has a strong focus on building and maintaining relationships and is passionate about bringing amazing travel experiences to students and teachers. Vania is also passionate about experiencing other cultures and destinations, having travelled to over 10…
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Amber Plail
With over 8 years of experience in the travel industry, Amber is a passionate travel enthusiast who loves to learn and grow through travel. She has visited many countries and delights in discovering new destinations, cultures, and cuisines, and sharing her insights and stories with others. Travel has shaped Amber into an open-minded, curious, and…
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Chenade Keighery
Chenade joins the WorldStrides family with extensive experience working with world-renowned airline’s customer care experience. She has travelled to over 20 countries and is passionate about the things you discover about yourself and the world when you travel. Chenade fills her spare time cooking, reading books, spending time with friends and being a full-time Taylor…
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Karen Bleakley
Karen joined the WorldStrides team in 2023 with an extensive background as a Flight Attendant spanning 16 years. Excited to bring a wealth of travel expertise to her role as Program Consultant, Karen’s journey from the skies to educational travel has been fueled by an unwavering passion for exploration and immersing herself in a variety…
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Harsh Gohil
I’m Harsh! With experience in the dynamic world of marketing and sales, I’ve successfully crafted and executed campaigns that resonate with target audiences. Beyond the boardroom, my heart belongs to the soccer field. From childhood kickabouts to competitive leagues, soccer has been a constant source of joy and camaraderie in my life. In my role…
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Dale Clarke
Dale joins the WorldStrides team with over six years of travel sales experience and over 16 years of consultative sales experience. Growing up with a teacher in the household, Dale understands the demands, time pressures and stresses that come hand-in-hand with a teaching career. He therefore prides himself on providing first-class service and expertise which…
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Ethan Waller
Ethan joins the WorldStrides team with five years experience in customer service and stakeholder roles as well as a recent associates degree in Furniture Design. Ethan has travelled extensively and loves to incorporate his passion for architecture and design into his trips both overseas and within Australia. In his spare time, Ethan enjoys watching sports,…
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Laura Parini
Laura grew up surrounded by the luscious, velvety rolling hills of southern Gippsland. Since then she has travelled the world extensively, having experienced four continents and visited Europe a grand total of twenty-six times. She has hiked the Inca trail, fought off tarantulas and anacondas in the Amazon jungle and volunteered at a Thai elephant…
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Alexander Gibbs
Alexander is new to the travel industry, having worked for over twenty years in customer service and administration for diverse industries as public transport, residential construction and adult education. He also has over twenty years’ experience in performing arts as an actor, playwright and director – an accomplished professional writer, he has recently branched into…
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Anthony Leydin
Anthony joins WorldStrides with over 20 years’ of experience working within the Australian Travel Industry. Whilst new to Education Travel itself, Anthony has enjoyed working alongside some of Australia’s most recognisable travel brands in various and assorted high profile Commercial roles in a career spanning multiple industry segments and multiple locations: APT Luxury Travel …
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