Jane began her career on the editorial side as Assistant Travel Editor of Modern Bride Magazine where she developed a keen sense of what editors like and dislike when being pitched by a PR professional. With more than 20 years of experience in the travel and hospitality industry, Jane knows the business inside and out. In fact, she is probably the first and only public relations executive who has received the Certified Hospitality Marketing Executive (CHME) designation from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International. Her expertise also includes a stint at The Leading Hotels of the World as Director of Communications which helped to solidify her luxury hospitality marketing skills. Jane has won a variety of awards for her writing and public relations campaigns including from the Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International and also the New York chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. She is also a member of trend guru Faith Popcorn's Brain Reserve Talent Bank.

Jane's writing has been published in a wide variety of trade and consumer magazines and she is also the author of a non-fiction novel, "Confessions Of An Online Dating Addict."

"As a result of the business I am in, I have been lucky enough to travel across the U.S. and around the world including to Europe, Russia, China, Kenya, Morocco, South America, Mexico, and throughout the Caribbean. I love Paris. Recently came back from Amsterdam, and if you asked me what my favorite place was, I would have to tell you that I haven't discovered it yet - there is still so much of the world to see! But Italy is definitely on my short-term list."

Born in Holland, Victor's family was firmly entrenched in the travel industry and that no doubt gave him his passion for travel. His parents met in Amsterdam while both worked for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, and he spent his summers as a teenager working in baggage handling at Amsterdam's Schipol Airport. After graduating from the University Of Amsterdam with a degree in Economics, Victor traveled the world with the Royal Netherlands Air Force, and also spent some time working in Barcelona for the Netherlands Tourist Office. Victor moved to the U.S. in 1994 and while working as a business analyst, logged some 130,000 miles a year. As a result, we like to call him JC Communications' resident "Marriott business travel expert" as he's accrued millions of Marriott Rewards miles that he's doing his very best to redeem.

"The ideal vacation for me would be a never-ending cruise...with stops in St. Barth's, Amsterdam (so I can grab a beer at the Heineker Hoek and people watch on the Leidesplein), and in Lisbon to go visit my Dad."

Michele Lee has been in the public relations field for over eight years, specializing in luxury hotel, resort and spa clients. She began her PR career in Hawaii at Sheila Donnelly and Associates where her clients included: the Lodge at Koele and The Manele Bay Hotel on the island of Lanai, The Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu, and Oberoi Hotels & Resorts in India and Asia. She wrote and disseminated press materials, created public relations plans, coordinated and hosted press visits, as well as fostered relationships with key travel and lifestyle media.

She then joined Cullen International where her responsibilities were similar to those at SDA, with an additional focus for clients in providing efficient handling of multiple account action plans, assembling their monthly reports and overseeing clients' special projects under tight deadlines.

Michele is currently a Senior Associate at JC Communications, LLC., where she writes press releases, newsletters, and web and advertising copy and coordinates special events and press visits.

"My favorite place to travel is Asia - I've visited China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Singapore, Japan, Tibet, Nepal and Bhutan. I'm planning to visit China again this year right after the summer Olympics, so that should be interesting. Still on my 'must go' list is India, Southeast Asia and Africa. My favorite cities are Hong Kong, New York & Vancouver.What traveling has made me realize is that no matter how different a culture is, fundamentally we all want the same things... the love, well-being and happiness of our family. Traveling also makes me appreciate all the things we have here in the US and not to take them for granted."

A native of Vienna, Austria and a JC Communicactions veteran, Monika brings a wealth of international expertise to JC Communications, LLC. Monika's experience includes sales & marketing for Kempinski Hotels, the premier German Hotel company, along with the understanding of public relations and how it fits in with the rest of the marketing mix.

Monika specializes in business intelligence, new business development, and helping clients design programs that contribute to the bottom line. JC Communication's clients benefit from Monika's unique knowledge in market research and public relations measurement to ensure that PR is not a self serving process but a discipline that can add to business growth.

Monika is fluent in German and English and understands the unique challenges that companies face when trying to break or expand in new markets, reminding clients that cultural distinction can be an opportunity rather than a challenge.

"I always wanted to travel to Africa and go on a safari. Israel is another destination that is intriguing to me. Ever since I was a teenager, my desire was to see Jerusalem and look behind the scenes of a Kibuzz."

Karen has been working in the travel industry since 1990 after graduating from SUNY Farmingdale, New York. Her first job was with the Kempinski Hotel Group where she worked in the reservations office primarily loading rates into the airline systems and customer service. She then moved to the Regional Sales office in New York City as a Hotel Group Coordinator where she was involved in all international groups along with yearly rate negotiations and contracts for various tour operators and travel publications. Karen coordinated many road shows, sales blitzes, and trade shows and attended sales calls throughout the US. Some of her best memories are on the many Familiarization Trips she planned and attended to Germany, Russia, and Turkey.

After moving to New Jersey, she reluctantly left Kempinski Hotels and worked on property at the Sheraton Tara Hotel as a Sales Manager specializing in corporate meetings and events. She stayed on property until she decided to be home with her increasing family.

Since then, Karen has been freelancing for the German Convention Bureau, helping them maintain their database as well as help coordinate special events for Steigenberger Hotels and the Berlin Convention Office in Germany.

At JC Communications, Karen handles the monthly press clipping reports, maintains the media database, and coordinates press trips, press luncheons, and special promotional activities.

"My favorite place to travel is definitely Germany! I have been going there since I was a child and have all of my family on my mother's side there. I love to ski so anything with big, white mountains is breathtaking to me. Traveling to different parts of the world is always an exciting experience. I love new challenges and hope to see and learn new things in the future!"