Nicole has over 18 years of experience in the travel industry with a strong focus on building relationships through positive experiences. While textbook learning is essential, Nicole is a firm believer that learning outside the classroom brings lesson plans to life and the experiences had by students are invaluable. She has an array of destination…
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Pene Cook
As WorldStrides Manager of the Snow Division, Pene Cook oversees the educational travel programs to the snowfields of Mt Hotham, Falls Creek, Perisher and Mt Buller. She has travelled extensively to broaden her industry knowledge, visiting ski fields all over the world including USA, Japan and many resorts in Canada. However, she calls the Australian…
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Tanya Sudano
Tanya manages the operations function of WorldStrides Australia, working closely with all departments as well as being responsible for supplier and partner relationships.
Tanya has over 8 years’ experience in operations management within Australia and the UK, across multiple industries including education, financial services and healthcare.
Tanya is passionate about bringing learning to life through the benefits of travel and is committed to providing the best possible experiences for clients.
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Katherine Schussler
Katherine joins WorldStrides with extensive experience in the travel industry. She has spent a considerate amount of time abroad and has visited a variety of places around the world, all 7 continents – with some of her favourite destinations being Morocco, Thailand and Antarctica. While in school, Katherine went on a couple of tours and…
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Stuart McLeod
Stuart commenced with WorldStrides in December 2018. Stuart has held consultative sales and account management roles for over twenty years, and has travelled extensively in all parts of Australia. He believes that much of our self-awareness and personal growth we take into adulthood is enriched by experiences attained in youth. Stuart believes that the relationships…
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Brett Sampson
Brett joined WorldStrides in March 2018, and has 2 years experience working in the travel industry and 9 years in customer service. While in school he travelled on a WorldStrides tour to Italy with his school – how’s that for experience! He has a passion for travel and has visited 9 countries over 5 continents…
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Fay Ellis
Fay has been with the company since the early 80’s and has acquired tremendous experience in organising unforgettable experiences for school groups. She has worked in multiple departments and is now focused on ensuring every domestic tour is a resounding success. Fay brings a friendly dedication to each and every school. During the weekends, Fay…
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Sarah Hayes
Sarah joined the WorldStrides team in 2017 and has 12 years experience in the travel industry. A seasoned traveller, Sarah has visited 50 countries, spent 4 years traversing Europe as a Tour Director, and called London home for another 4 years before coming back to Australia to reside in Melbourne. Sarah is involved in the…
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Alana Hughes
Alana comes to WorldStrides with over a decade of experience in the educational travel industry. Since starting in 2017 as an International Account Manager, she has worked directly with many schools across Australia to provide their students with a life-changing educational tour overseas. Alana now oversees all sales, account management, customer service and marketing initiatives…
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Dan Kellerd
Devoted to educational travel for 20+ years, Dan has held executive roles in all facets of the business, including Sales, Marketing, Operations and Product Development. He has lived and worked in seven countries and has safeguarded the travel experiences of students and educators in over 100 countries across the globe. Beyond WorldStrides, Dan is a…
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