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11May

Meet Educational Destinations Tour Director Jen Shenberger

A longtime Missouri music educator, Jennifer Shenberger now shares her passion for educational student travel as a tour director with Educational Destinations. Jennifer Shenberger joined the Music Travel Consultants (MTC) Family of Brands as a tour director in 2024 following a distinguished 31-year career in the Missouri public schools. Her teaching experience includes 14 years directing choir and band in the Reeds Spring School District and 17 years as the Brass Specialist for the School...

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13Feb

Expanding Global Opportunities: Exploring Educational Travel in China

Educational Destinations Travel Designer Mary Godley shares her recent experience exploring exciting educational travel opportunities throughout China. I had the immense joy and honor to join an eight-night professional tour in China with the Student and Youth Travel Association and the Chinese National Tourist Office of New York. Our mission was to explore student educational tourism. The itinerary highlighted the historical might of Beijing and Xi’an, the balance of Hangzhou - both poetic and forward thinking - and...

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31Mar

Operations, Development and Finance Teams Thrive

Three talented women lead the Operations, Development and Finance teams for the MTC Family of Brands. Read more about their impact below. In seven years with MTC’s Operations team, Jeni Burgett has built a career around organization and efficiency. With a background in accounting and finance, her ability to manage complex logistics ensures smooth trips for thousands of students. “The best advice I can give a new operations specialist is to enjoy any time you have during the offseason because the busy...

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31Mar

Lead Tour Directors Drive Team of Heroes

All MTC Family of Brands Tour Directors are superheroes, but two awesome women lead the charge. Learn more about our Lead Tour Directors, known across the world as Sue and Nancy! Tour directors are a vital part of every trip with the MTC Family of Brands. As Lead TDs, in addition to working on their own trips, Sue and Nancy coordinate and conduct training, facilitate scheduling and provide support to all tour directors before, during and after every trip. After 18 years...

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31Mar

Lyndee Moran Brings Empathy to Multiple Roles

Keeping the MTC Family of Brands running smoothly sometimes takes wild turns. Lyndee Moran has been making those turns for over seven years. It was the day after Christmas. Lyndee and her boyfriend Andrew were in Texas visiting her sister’s family for the holidays. Little did she know that her parents were also in the area waiting for Andrew to propose. The proposal and engagement went off without a hitch however, what happened in the coming days made for an increasingly...

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31Mar

Robin Harting Develops Cutting-Edge Systems

Designing and implementing a client software program, traveler app and standard-setting contribution collection process makes Robin Harting a driving force in keeping ED running efficiently for both the client and staff. Robin Harting, Senior System Designer and Project Analyst for the Music Travel Consultants Family of Brands, is a highly impactful Woman in Group Travel. Robin's keen analytic skills, intuitive grasp of what's needed and what works, combined with her persuasive involvement of stakeholders and management has resulted in the creation...

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27Mar

Huffman Leads Team with Passion

Growing up in a small midwestern town gave this creative and energetic self-starter a drive for larger-than-life ideas and a passion for incredible outcomes. Find out more about the driving force behind Educational Destinations. Sarah Huffman began her journey with the Music Travel team as a tour director in 2018. In July 2022, she became the Director of Educational Destinations. Sarah spends her days leading a dedicated team of travel designers and her evenings watching...

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28Jun

Celebrating 15 Years of Jeff Buchanan

Educational Destinations announces the retirement of long-time Senior Travel Designer Jeff Buchanan. For over 15 years, Buchanan has worked tirelessly to learn the needs of his clients, form long-lasting connections and create impactful travel experiences for more than 27,000 students and educators. "Jeff has been a fantastic resource for his clients, always offering multiple options and finding what works for them. He is relentless in making sure they have what they need." -Ryan Morris, Music Travel Consultants (MTC)...

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14Dec

Meet Tour Director Christy Huffman

As a self-proclaimed Choir Momma Extraordinaire, Christy Huffman learned the ins and outs of keeping a touring group on time. She now uses those skills as an Educational Destinations Tour Director. Christy was born and raised in Indiana and lives with her loving husband of 32 years. They have two daughters who are both grown, leaving them empty-nesters. She is a cosmetologist and owns A Good Hair Day Salon. Prior to getting into cosmetology, Huffman...

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01Apr

Meet Educational Destinations Tour Director Steven Box

Meet Educational Destinations Tour Director Steven Box, a master of music education. A native of Northwestern Ohio (Liberty Center) and a graduate of Otsego High School, Steven Box received his Bachelor of Music Degree in 1980 from Bowling Green State University, where he studied under Mark Kelly, John Deal, and Ivan Hammond. He earned his Masters of Music Education degree from the University of Akron in 2002. Steve began his teaching career in the Rolling Hills Local School District (Meadowbrook Middle School...

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