A graduate of the International Travel Institute, Deborah has been in the travel business since 1980. She has performed in all aspects of the industry, both leisure, as well as corporate. She has managed offices, performed outside sales and marketing, and has even done internal/external customer and employee training. She was in charge of the entire account management of a Fortune 500 company with over 20 million a year in sales for over 10yrs. She worked with the top executives for that company on business initiatives surrounding their travel programs to enhance overall business traveler satisfaction, improve negotiation power with preferred vendors and reduce costs in their business travel. As a result of her dedication and support, the company achieved its lowest average ticket cost while still maintaining positive and high customer service levels.Along with her vast knowledge of the travel industry, Deborah also possesses extremely strong communication skills, both oral and written, as well as a solid customer relations and customer service background. She prides herself on her loyalty, teamwork approach to success and the high level of standards she sets in both her career and personal life. Deborah has been employed with BCD Travel since 2015 and has been on both the Apple and Stryker accounts, two of BCD’s largest customers. She was recently selected to become a VIP consultant on the new VIP Travel Desk that BCD created post-Covid.She currently resides in San Antonio, Tx where she enjoys spending time with family and friends.