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Meet the Elevate Destinations Team

Dominique Callimanopulos

Founder and President

Dominique is a lifetime world traveler committed to combining singular journeys with social good. She grew up witnessing the disparity between tourists and local conditions they visit and created Elevate Destinations to provide unique and enchanted travel for clients, while caring for local people, wildlife and natural resources.

Meaningful travel experience:
Sharing stories and dancing with villagers in Malawi

What’s next on her wish list:
Sri Lanka

Lana Byal

Private Travel Designer

Lana is passionate about conservation and culture, Lana has spent many years working abroad, traveling, and studying the natural world and its wildlife. One trip to Africa propelled her into the world of African safaris and meaningful, adventure travel, and she’s been working in the field ever since!

Meaningful travel experience:
A short, but powerful experience living in a small community in the Little Rann of Kutch in Gujarat India

What’s next on her wish list:
Bhutan and Madagascar

Katherine Redington

Director of Donor Travel

Katherine holds a Masters in International Education & Development from Columbia University and is certified by United Nations World Tourism Organization in Sustainable Practices for Tourism and Development. She uses this training to plan extraordinary trips for philanthropists and impact investors in some of the most challenging areas of the globe.

Meaningful travel experience:
Seeing the tourism industry protect the environment and communities in Bonito, Brazil

What’s next on her wish list:
Alaska, Bhutan, and Croatia

Naomi Garner

Donor Travel Program Manager

Naomi combines her love of language and culture while working closely with Elevate’s nonprofit partners to create educational tours for philanthropists. She enjoys supporting the behind-the-scenes logistics so that travelers can relax and get the most out of their journey!

Meaningful travel experience:
Learning ecotourism best practices in Costa Rica

What’s next on her wish list:
Cuba, Morocco, and Vietnam

Caitlin Graaf

Private Travel Sales & Marketing Coordinator

Caitlin was born in South Africa and has traveled sub-Saharan Africa extensively. Her love of African nature, wildlife, and culture lead her to pursue a career that blends sustainable community development and conservation through responsible tourism.

Meaningful travel experience:
Meeting Virunga National Park Rangers in the DRC learning about how tourism is being leveraged to enact sustainable development and protect the world’s last remaining mountain gorillas.

What’s next on her wish list:
Morocco, Croatia, and Madagascar

Meredith Hauser

Assistant Program Manager

Meredith holds a bachelor’s in International Relations from the Pardee School at Boston University. She also spent her college years studying world religion. She combines her love of religion and cultural anthropology to better understand how people interact around the world and is passionate about fostering cross cultural relations.

Meaningful travel experience:
Volunteering at an orphanage in Siem Reap, Cambodia.

What’s next on her wish list:
South Africa, Iceland, and Tibet

Dru Falco

Assistant Program Manager

Dru graduated from Dartmouth College with a degree in linguistics. She loves to spend time outside and is currently working on summiting all 4,000 footers in New Hampshire. Dru is interested in how shared experiences through language, travel, and the outdoors build strong interpersonal relationships and foster individual growth.

Meaningful travel experience:
Spending time with local women in Tonga.

What’s next on her wish list:
Spain, Georgia, Thailand

Claire Miney

Junior Sales Associate

Claire graduated from Hobart and William Smith Colleges with degrees in Geoscience and Environmental Studies. She is passionate about sustainable tourism practices and draws from her own experiences to help others explore the world.

Meaningful travel experience:
A semester studying in Galway, Ireland and six months living and working in rural Kenya.

What’s next on her wish list:
Namibia, Japan, and Kyrgyzstan

Kate Caprari

Creative Director

Kate designs the signature Elevate look and creates the visuals for our digital and print communications. She is passionate about design as a tool for social impact and gathers inspiration from around the world. In recent years, she has traveled to Kenya, Costa Rica, Patagonia, and the Galapagos Islands.

Meaningful travel experience:
Climbing Torres del Paine in Patagonia

What’s next on her wish list:
Alaska and Mozambique

Ellen Krause-Grosman

Ellen provides guidance to the Elevate Destinations team, working to support the growth of Elevate Destinations as a successful social enterprise. Ellen loves to travel, host and learn about people and the planet. Her family has hosted more than 40 international students from 21 countries in their home over the past 11 years.

Meaningful travel experience:
Teaching English in Taiwan and visiting remote villages with my students

What’s next on her wish list:
Costa Rica and Alaska

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