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SAN DIEGO -- The
Travel
Professional
Community, a
dynamic social
community of
more than 8,300
actively
involved travel
professionals,
is expanding its
mission.
Principals Tom
and Joanie Ogg
have tapped Mary
Clegg, most
recently the
vice president
of NACTA, as
President of the
Travel
Professional
Community. Under
Mary's
leadership, TPC
will be
transformed into
a new,
one-of-a-kind
professional
travel agent
resource and
education
organization.
"We are very
excited about
this new venture
and look forward
to providing
cutting edge
educational
opportunities,
resources and
new programs
that are not
currently
offered within
the travel
industry," said
Tom Ogg, founder
and principal of
the Travel
Professional
Community. “Mary
brings the kind
of vision to
Travel
Professional
Community that
will see it to
maturity.”
Joanie Ogg,
MCC, CTC,
currently an
Administrator at
Travel
Professional
Community, will
also take a
formal position
on the board,
effective December
1, 2011. “I am
looking forward
to Mary’s
involvement in
the Travel
Professional
Community.
Having worked
with Mary in the
past and
witnessed her
leadership
skills and
support of
travel
professionals; I
am excited to
have her as an
integral part of
the organization
moving forward,”
she said.
“I'm thrilled to
be taking on the
position of
President of the
Travel
Professional
Community and
working with two
such well
respected
industry
professionals as
Tom and Joanie,"
said Clegg. "It
is my passion to
help travel
professionals
whether
home-based,
virtual or brick
and mortar
realize their
full business
potential.
Through the
resources and
network of the
Travel
Professional
Community I plan
to provide
unique
educational
programs and
tools to help
them do just
that. My vision
is to keep
travel
professionals a
step ahead of
the competition
and provide
tools that will
keep agents
aware and ready
to make
proactive
changes to their
business, as
well as how they
do business;
rather than
reacting to
economic and
technological
changes."
The Travel
Professional
Community was
created in 2008
with the vision
of connecting
vetted travel
professionals
with the
industry and
consumers alike,
in order to
promote their
unique value
proposition.
Since its
inception, TPC
has grown to
over 8,300
vetted travel
professionals.
More than 9,000
different
conversation
threads are
currently active
on the Travel
Professional
Community's main
forum. Agents
share and
exchange
information on
business
practices,
training and
development, job
opportunities,
supplier
relations,
booking
technologies and
more.
For more
information
visit: www.TravelProfessionalCommunity.com. |
