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Placing diversity and inclusion at the heart of who we are and what we do, get to know our team of global professionals.

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Meet our team

Support team

Interns

Green Destinations Coordination Team

Albert Salman

Albert Salman

President, Green Destinations Foundation

Hugo de Jong

Hugo de Jong

Director of Destination Certification

Patricia Marull

Patricia Marull

Director of Communications

Patice Talaue

Patice Talaue

Head of Training and Support

D’Arcy Dornan

D’Arcy Dornan

Director of Destination Management & Assessment

Mina Staleva

Mina Staleva

Events Manager

 Bart Hageman

Bart Hageman

Top 100 Manager

Malu Mayorga

Malu Mayorga

Good Travel Guide Manager

Olga Skepetari

Olga Skepetari

Business Certification Team Coordinator

Elisabeth Boon

Elisabeth Boon

Business Certification Assurance Manager

 Kassandra Marie Correa

Kassandra Marie Correa

Destination Certification Coordinator

Amit Bhatia

Amit Bhatia

Communications Coordinator

Green Destinations Support Team

Valentine Zheng

Valentine Zheng

Junior Legal Counsel

Laura Klingenberg

Laura Klingenberg

Financial Administration

Robin Diekhorst

Robin Diekhorst

Good Travel Guide

Daniela Miranda

Daniela Miranda

Graphic and Web Design

Gurkan Ozer

Gurkan Ozer

GD Turkiye Office - Director

Chinthana Duminduhewa

Chinthana Duminduhewa

GD Sri Lanka Project - Coordinator

Bahadır Kalıpçı

Bahadır Kalıpçı

GD Support

Aparna Vinod

Aparna Vinod

Communications and Marketing Officer

Zakaria Alsaqer

Zakaria Alsaqer

GD Solutions for Businesses - Technical Assistant

Malika Aidarkhanova

Malika Aidarkhanova

GD Solutions for Businesses Technical Assistant - Lead Auditor Central Asia

Tansu karabulut

Tansu karabulut

GD Solutions for Businesses and GD Türkiye - Executive Secretary

Arianna Manzo

Arianna Manzo

GD HR Team

Lita Retko

Lita Retko

GD Top 100

Marcia Szarlej

Marcia Szarlej

GD Top 100

Ken Drew

Ken Drew

Good Travel Guide

Linh Bui

Linh Bui

Good Travel Guide

Green Destinations Regional Coordinators

Felipe Vera

Felipe Vera

South America

Jose María de Juan

Jose María de Juan

Europe

Beatriz Barreal

Beatriz Barreal

Mexico and Central America

Andreas Dohle

Andreas Dohle

Brazil

Susan Santos de Cardenas

Susan Santos de Cardenas

East & SE Asia

Iyad Kayali

Iyad Kayali

Middle East & North Africa

Mahadevan Parasuraman

Mahadevan Parasuraman

South Asia

Diogo Neves

Diogo Neves

Portugal

Green Destinations Board

Albert Salman

Albert Salman

Founder and President

Hugo de Jong

Hugo de Jong

Co-founder, Board Member

Freddy Van Der Brugge

Freddy Van Der Brugge

Board Member

Peter Reelfs

Peter Reelfs

Board Member

Robert Chappell

Robert Chappell

Board Member

Gijs Kamperman

Gijs Kamperman

Treasurer & Finance

Jana Apih

Jana Apih

Board Member

Felipe Vera

Felipe Vera

Vice-President

Green Destinations Interns

Evita Petrakou

Evita Petrakou

GD Support & Training

Bachelor degree in Tourism Management
University of West Attica

Emma Magistri

Emma Magistri

GD Support & Training

Master Degree in Intercultural Development of Tourism System
Ca’ Foscari University

Tryfonas Kioutoutskas

Tryfonas Kioutoutskas

Solutions for Businesses

Thessaloniki Vocational Training Institute of Tourism

Carmen Guillén

Carmen Guillén

Good Travel Guide

Master in International Communication
Hanze University of Applied Sciences

Huy Manh Le

Huy Manh Le

Good Travel Guide

Software Engineering
Hanoi University of Science and Technology

Interested in joining our team?

Motivated students, young professionals and sustainable tourism advocates are always welcome to join our team. We are currently looking for:

Interns

Advanced Bachelor (from 3rd year) and Masters students can apply for an internship placement to any of our departments.

Volunteers

We can welcome you as a volunteer, in case you have finished your studies already and would like to contribute to the work of Green Destinations.