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Stefanie Gorder, CTP, DS was born and raised in Alaska and has a twenty-five year history with the visitor industry. With a degree from Alaska Pacific University in Travel Industry Management, she started as a tour guide with the Alaska Railroad and went on to spend nine years with a major cruise tour company developing their group sales program.
In 1995, she moved into the non-profit world of destination marketing becoming the executive director of the award winning Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council. This regional membership driven organization based on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula allowed Stefanie to gain valuable marketing, communication and grant writing skills. In 2004, the KPTMC recognized Gorder with their “Pioneer Award” for her significant contributions to the tourism industry on the Kenai Peninsula.
In 1998, she accepted the challenge of working with Premier Alaska Tours, Inc., a start up receptive tour operator based in Anchorage, Alaska. For over eleven years, she held the position of Senior Vice-President of Sales and Marketing and worked exclusively with their worldwide client base of travel professionals to create unique land programs.
In 1998 Gorder also successfully launched marketingCents, a management services firm with sales & marketing specialties. In this capacity she has provided businesses with marketing plans and the direction necessary to focus on growth. Her homegrown approach to business brings immediate results through the personal touch.
In 2001 and 2003, Stefanie was nominated as one of the most Powerful Women in Travel by Travel Agent Magazine. She is on the editorial board of Packaged Travel Insider Magazine has been a published travel writer for over a dozen years. Early in 2009 she joined the team at The National Networker, the ultimate business networking resource as their Global Travel Correspondent. On October 1, Stefanie became the Executive Director of Travel Alliance Partners, a premiere collection of 34 of the best tour operators in North America with global travel outreach.
Contact Information
marketingCents Premier Alaska Tours, Inc. Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska Public Relations Outreach Worldwide Offering unique land adventures (907) 351-1563 cell (907) 279-0001 main Email: stefanie@marketing-cents.com Email: Stefanie@tourAlaska.net Web: www.PremierAlakaTours.com
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