Our unique team of dedicated travel agents works together, pooling our knowledge and experience to create the best possible travel experience for our clients. With our diverse backgrounds, we truly bring a wealth of experience to the table. In this small business we are gay and straight, married and single, male and female, have children and don’t have children, and have many distinct and diverse ethnicities. But our pool doesn’t stop there. Our eclectic clientele is equally passionate about their travels and have been sharing their wealth of experiences with us each time they travel. Meet our sales Team
Ellen Clark

Ellen is our veteran and has been assisting travelers with their vacation planning for 25 years. Although born and raised in California, she started in the business while living in Durban, South Africa. Ellen’s passion for travel was directly inherited from her adventurous parents and her international experiences started at the age of 10 when her family moved to Brazil for 2 years. As soon as she graduated from high school she headed for Europe and spent 2 ½ years there before an opportunity came up to go to the University of Natal in Durban, South Africa. She stayed on for 11 years and it's where she began her travel career. Since this start in the travel business Ellen has traveled extensively and planned thousands of vacations for her clients. She is a certified scuba diver and her vacation tastes range from adventure to urban.

Specialties: Tahiti, Fiji, Southern Africa. Honeymoons and Luxury Travel
in the Costa Rican Rain Forest
 

Lei Thuc

Lei is our youngest agent with a little over 7 years in the business. Her passion for the sheer pleasure of travel brings a fresh enthusiasm to our team. Originally from Vietnam, her family immigrated to the United States when Lei was just 6 years old but she still holds on to her language and culture. She is a single mother of a very vibrant little 5 year old and well experienced in traveling with a child. Lei’s vacation adventures tend towards the Family experience when traveling with her daughter and the Singles Party scene when not. Her love for all types of ethnic foods also contributes to her expertise in finding those resorts that offer diverse dining opportunities.

Specialties: Mexico, Hawaii, and Caribbean. Family and Singles travel.
In Antigua

Paula Gerhardt

Paula returns to Value Vacation, bringing with her 14 years of diverse experience in the travel industry. From arranging elaborate world-wide touring arrangements for performance arts groups such as the San Francisco Symphony and designing custom vacations for individuals to working with a Colorado River rafting company in Moab, Utah. Her love of the visual and performing arts has taken her to Europe, South America, and Mexico. While her love of geology has taken her to the National Parks of the Western United States and Canada.

Specialties: Culinary Excursions, Europe, Luxury Rail, Tahiti and Honeymoons

In Paris

Kris Redmond

Kris is an associate member of our team, and her background includes Wedding Planning and Special Events. Having worked in the Private Clubs industry for many years Kris feels the key to her success is the personalized service she provides her clients.

Just married in 2003 on the island of Molokai, Hawaii she is an advocate for preserving “old Hawaiian” island culture. Her interests in archaeology and the history of Polynesia take her to Molokai Ranch for yearly hiking adventures.

Specialties: Spa Retreats, Ranch Adventures, Molokai
On Molokai