Nancy Traer           

Gateway City : San Francisco

Member: San Francisco Tour Guide Guild and San Francisco
Architectural Heritage

Career Objective: Tour Director/Guide/ Event Planning/Convention/Incentive Travel Staff

Tour Director/Guide Experience:

• Educational Discovery Tours—3 years

• No. 1 Ladies’ Walking Tour Agency—3 years

Meeting and Event Planning:

• Sunset Tours

• Coordinated "Crossroads," a program which brought international students to families in Colorado Springs for a week

• Coordinated community education in Colorado Springs (9 years)

• Registration and hospitality at retreat centers in NY and So. Africa

Domestic Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge:

• WESTERN: California – San Francisco, Napa/Sonoma Wine Country, Redwood Highway, Sacramento, Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, Gold Rush Country, Carmel/Monterey, Big Sur, Hearst Castle, Los Angeles, Disneyland/Universal Studios, Hollywood, San Diego, Palm Springs, Death Valley; Nevada – Reno, Las Vegas; Arizona – Phoenix, Grand Canyon; New Mexico – Taos, Santa Fe, Albuquerque; Hawaii – Oahu

• PACIFIC NORTHWEST: Washington – Seattle , Olympic Peninsula; Oregon – Portland , Oregon Coast Highway

• WESTERN CANADA : British Columbia – Victoria, Vancouver

• ROCKY MOUNTAIN: Colorado – Denver, Colorado Springs, Pike’s Peak, Air Force Academy, Rocky Mountain National Park, Vail, Aspen, Colorado National Monument, Silverton/Durango Railroad, Mesa Verde, Royal Gorge; Utah –Arches National Monument, Salt Lake City; Wyoming – Jackson Hole, Grand Tetons, Yellowstone National Park; Dakotas – Mt. Rushmore

• CENTRAL: Illinois – Chicago; Minnesota – Minneapolis, St. Paul; Wisconsin – Wisconsin Dells; Michigan – Frankenmuth; Indiana – Indianapolis; Nebraska – Minden, Omaha; Missouri – St. Louis; Kansas – Wichita

• SOUTHERN: Texas – Dallas/Ft. Worth; Louisiana – New Orleans; Florida – Miami, Everglades; Kentucky – Louisville, Natural Bridge, Lexington Horse Farms; Tennessee – Gatlinburg, Nashville

• MID-ATLANTIC: New York – Niagara Falls, New York City, West Point; Pennsylvania – Philadelphia, Valley Forge, Gettysburg; New Jersey – Atlantic City; Virginia – Arlington Cemetery, Mt. Vernon, Williamsburg

• NEW ENGLAND: Massachusetts – Boston , Cape Cod, Sturbridge, Salem , Lexington , Hyannis ; Maine – Bar Harbor

International Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge:

• MEXICO : Mexico City (2 months)

• ORIENT: Japan (3 years), Korea , Philippines , Malaysia , Cambodia , Thailand , Taiwan , Myanmar

• PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA : Hong Kong

• EUROPE: Germany (2 years), France , Austria , Switzerland , Italy , Denmark , Sweden , Norway , Romania , Hungary , Czech Republic , Slovakia

• BRITISH ISLES: England (7 years), Scotland , Wales , Ireland

• MIDDLE EAST: Egypt , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon

• AFRICA: South Africa (3 months)

• INDIA/NEPAL (2 months)

Other Experience and Skills:

• Teacher – elementary, junior high, high school, college, history and social sciences in Japan, English 101 in Germany and England

• Chaired the International Relations Committee of the League of Women Voters

• Taught English as a Second Language, Kyoto , Japan and Berkeley , CA

• Volunteer: Neighborhood Housing Services, British Red Cross, Writing coach – Albany High School

Education:

• Vista Community College – Travel classes

• International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco - Certified Tour Director

• University of Chicago – M.A.T. in Asian Studies and Social Sciences

• Carleton College , Northfield , MN – B.A. in Religions, History, International Relations

Personal Interests/Hobbies: Hiking, Biking, Quilting, Reading