Brigitte Portelle
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Gateway City: Washington, DC
Citizenship: United States
ITMI Certified Tour Director
Career Objective French Travel and Tourism Advisor
Languages Fluent: French
Tour Director / Guide Experience
Washington DC Certified (5 years) Washingtonian Tours, Tour Mobile Sightseeing, Tours By Locals, Big Bus Tours
USA & Canada Fall Foliage Tour (Newmarket Holidays, UK) Jay Peak Vermont, Summit, Maine, Boston, Massachusetts, Quebec City & Montreal, Quebec
Boston City Tour (15 year resident)
San Francisco / Sausalito / Sonoma Wine Country
Monterey / Carmel / 17 Mile Drive / Big Sur (2 days) ITMI FAM
New York (Working on License)
Paris, France (4 year resident)
Familiarization Tour / Cruise Experience
Austria / Hungary (2 weeks) Religious Tours
Rome, Italy (2 weeks) Religious Tours
Additional Experience and Skills
Book Translator (2 years) French to English, Dominican House of Studies, Washington DC
Customer Service Associate (9 years) Call Center / Customer Relations / Information Resource Specialist
Data Entry / Collection Agent (2 years) Travel Agent Ombudsman
Administrative Support / Staffing (3 years)
Domestic Independent Travel / Destination Knowledge
California / Nevada Los Angeles, Universal Studios, Beverly Hills, San Diego, Las Vegas; Arizona / New Mexico / Utah Grand Canyon, Lake Powell; New York / New Jersey / Penn Dutch Country Niagara Falls, Atlantic City; Virginia / Maryland / Delaware Mt. Vernon; Massachusetts Concord, Hyannis, Cape Cod; New Hampshire / Vermont / Maine Lake Winnipesaukee, Stowe, Burlington, Kennebunkport; Eastern Canada Toronto, Montreal, Quebec
Education
International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco - Certified Tour Director
American University of Paris (1 year) Psychology & English
The Sorbonne, Paris – French Language & History Studies
Daniel Webster Business College (1 year) Marketing
Red Cross / CPR Certified
Personal Interests / Hobbies
• Photography, Art, History, Biking, Hiking, Wine Enthusiast