Greg Traverso Email & Phone Number

Stockton, Ca, Us

California, United States

Metamo provides modern explorers looking for a more fulfilling way to travel with experiences that are stress-free, profoundly transformative, and rooted in appreciation for our planet and the people that inhabit it.

Stockton, California, United States

•Instituted of Raiser’s Edge donor giving and data collection platform.•Developed strategy for effectively marketing first online giving campaign in the history of the school, including articulation of fund distribution towards academic programs and professional growth of our teachers. •Initiated alumni identification method and survey for growth of an alumni association. •Communicated the new impassioned vision and transformation of the Development Office to our faculty and staff.•Redesigned the President’s Club’s membership form to increase sponsorship levels and realized a 50% increase.•Analyzed previous ten years of Annual Appeal giving history and messaging executing a detailed plan that revolutionized the program.•Overhauled guidelines for our Tuition Assistance Program and advocated for underprivileged students to attend Saint Mary’s High School who could not otherwise afford to do so. •Guided the President, Finance Committee Chair, Account Manager, and Financial Adviser and ultimately helped form and guide a Foundation Board towards the establishment of an endowment fund for future growth. •Strategized with School Board Members, Financial Advisers, and prospective lawyers with expertise in Educational Endowments the best practices for securing an educational endowment, including the policies of gift acceptance, spending, award, and investment policies for the future endowment. •Consolidated and helped raise nearly five million dollars towards the new endowment fund for student tuition assistance. •Collaborated with Director of Scholarships to increase funding and create scholarship policies. •Oversaw an Alumni Dinner, Annual Appeal, President’s Club, Hall of Fame, and other key events including identification of sponsors, public relations, event protocols, improving payment options, donor recognition, and constituent relations.

Stockton, California, United States

•Developed a unique teaching style by injecting real life storytelling and experiences into the subject material making the subject material come alive.•Taught using several teaching methods to reach the variety of learning styles.•Created the Take-a-Trip Project which was used by other teachers in the Social Studies department for over twenty years and is a "rite of passage" project for the students. Many students have actually taken trips around the world as a result. •Explored new geographical concepts including statistical mapping, geographical family research, and map analysis. •Moderated three clubs including the Multicultural Club, International Outreach Club, Boy’s Senate/Girl’s Cabinet.Asked to write over 250 letters of recommendation for college.

Nairobi, Kenya

Red Rhino Adventures (formally Red Rhino Tours) operated wildlife safaris, cultural explorations, beach holidays, gorilla treks, and adventures of all kinds in East Africa before evolving and transforming into Metamo. The mission of Red Rhino Adventures was to inspire and bring the dream and romance of the African safari to life, which has been carried on and accentuated in Metamo. Red Rhino Adventures was formed by Greg and Susan Traverso in 1997. Since that time, Greg and Susan have been designing innovative classic safaris for clients from all over the world from the United States to Australia to Europe, and beyond.Like Metamo, Red Rhino Adventures was had a strong commitment to excellence, attention to detail, and a focus on personal service has been and remains the hallmark of their work. Each safari is a unique experience, and every safari is designed with safety and the comfort level of the client in mind. People who tour with us tell us that their lives have been deeply affected by travel to Africa. We are sure that if you travel to Africa the experience will add richness and depth to your life, and give you a new perspective and inspiration. When designing journeys then and now we keep this in mind at all times, and take seriously the “adventure of a lifetime” that we know it is for our clients.

Stockton, California, United States

•Counseled, encouraged, motivated, disciplined, and instructed a multicultural student body for over twenty years.•Provided guidance to students, parents, and teachers on disciplinary and life matters. •Restructured detention policies and oversaw student detentions for twenty years. •Instituted high standards of conduct including helping to reduce tardiness by 80% by meeting students where they are and using creative approaches to motivate and steer students in the right direction for themselves.. •Selected, managed, and oversaw the Board of Discipline and the outcome of its hearings for twenty years.. •Guided new students with transitioning in school and created the confidential “Guardian Angles” Program. •Worked closely with our school psychologist to help at risk teens and utilized creative solutions.•Visited many schools to learn from their best practices and implemented changes. •Assisted in developing and administering campus security.•Participated in coordination and supervision of the extracurricular programs and student activities of the school. •Provided and maintained appropriate communication with family and community.•Made recommendations for appropriate revisions of and assisted in the implementation of programs, policies and procedures affecting students’ lives in school.

Bachelor'S Degree, Social Studies Teacher Preparation

California Preliminary Teaching Credential, Secondary School Teaching Credential