Teaming Up for Success

Elena’s diverse background in art, design and product development makes her a driving force on the new business team. Her creative ability to adapt to emerging consumer trends is an important part of Miles’ success, and her love of family and travel is key to her personal success.

Favorite Travel Memory

Experiencing the stunning scenery, amazing wildlife and great outdoor adventures during a family roadtrip to Yellowstone, Canyonlands, Moab and Zion, where we were able to disconnect from the rest of the world and feel truly alive.

When Yas is not hiking in Boulder, singing at a karaoke bar or meditating at a group circle, she works with clients to ensure their websites and media run smoothly. As one of the account managers on the hospitality team, she incorporates her 6 years of DMO brand marketing and love for hospitality into her role.

Favorite Travel Memory

My favorite travel memory is getting lost in the magical city of Rome, stumbling upon delicious mom-and-pop shops, and taking in the local culture.

Kelby is a producer in Odyssey Studios, where she pulls all the pieces together for the next big photo or video shoot and brings creative visions to life. When not at her desk, she's likely in search of a great cup of coffee, delicious street snacks or a salty-spicy margarita. You may also find her paddle boarding, visiting a museum or exploring a neighborhood.

Favorite Travel Memory

Fresh coconuts and no internet on a remote island in Belize.

Melissa leads the company's diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) consulting practice to serve clients, implement internal DEI strategies and best practices, and drive thought leadership to advance the evolution of equitable and inclusive marketing strategies across the travel and tourism industry. She resides just outside of Atlanta, has a deep passion for the arts and loves to cook.

Favorite Travel Memory

Zurich, Switzerland

With a passion for creating efficient workflows, Wenjie ensures that every project she touches runs smoothly and effectively. Outside of work, she’s an avid traveler who loves exploring new places, casting a line while fishing and tending to her garden, which gives her a sense of accomplishment. Wenjie brings enthusiasm, precision and a love for the outdoors to her role, making her a valued member of the team.

Favorite Travel Memory

One of my favorite travel memories is experiencing the breathtaking beauty of a wildlife safari on New Zealand’s West Coast. We traveled to Muriwai Beach to witness thousands of gannets gathering at sunset. The scene was unforgettable. In that moment, it felt as if the world had opened up—nothing else mattered.

Justin is the director of strategy and insights at Miles, ensuring that website activity is being properly measured, while also working to improve their presence in search engines. When he's not working, he can usually be found working on home improvement projects, snowmobiling, gardening, beekeeping, playing with his dog Miles, playing hockey, and terrorizing the neighbors on his 49cc scooter - usually not all at once.

Hanna works on our operations team handling projects centered on making the team-member experience the best it can be. Her experience during her 9-plus years at Miles allows her to be nimble with evolving processes to meet our future needs. She enjoys live music, skiing, hiking, biking and satiating sweet-tooth cravings in ice-cream shops or making home-baked goods.

Favorite Travel Memory

My favorite travel memory is having the chance to raft the Grand Canyon for 21 days. We slept under the stars, had a couple of flipped boats and got to experience one of the world's wonders up close.

Vivian brings the creative vision for videos of all kinds to life as part of the Odyssey Studio team. Outside of tinkering with video plans, you can usually find her fussing with her plant collection and spending time with her husband and two pet rabbits, Dallas and Charlie.

Favorite Travel Memory

I dropped my phone at Natural Bridge in Bryce Canyon. As it slid away on the snow like a mini toboggan, so too did my hopes of recovering the photos from my mother-daughter trip. But then help arrived: A very kind park ranger had just completed rappel training. Phone saved. New favorite memory made.

Melanie is a content manager for the Brand USA team from Atlanta, Georgia. She loves jazz festivals, beach trips and overpacking. When she's not in her writing cave, Melanie enjoys going out for good food, soaking in good vibes and spending precious time with her family. 

Favorite Travel Memory

Each time I've ever stayed at an oceanfront resort, and going on family road trips to Orlando every summer for nearly a decade.

Katie is the account manager for the Alaska and Madrid teams, connecting the client, partners and internal teams. After her day of spreadsheets, schedules and emails, she is the taxi driver and cheering section for her two active kids, Brooke and JP, wife to Josh and mama to all the animals on their Alabama ranch. She loves to cook, get lost in a book and watch a lot of football.

Favorite Travel Memory

A recent favorite travel memory is a trip to the Tennessee mountains with my husband. A few days of quiet time plus fall foliage to rest and recharge before heading back into busy lives and kid chaos!

Lauryn values the relationships she's built with her destination clients and works with the creative teams to strategize and execute results-driven marketing programs. She enjoys exploring the great outdoors anywhere she visits. Outside of work, you’ll find her running around with her boys or at the dog beach with her husband and dog, Ranger.

Favorite Travel Memory

Kayaking in Hawai'i and then jumping into an inactive volcano, plus learning how to surf!

Chris is a designer whose work spans multiple clients and teams. He creates for print, web, html5 and logos, among many other things. When he's not head-down focused on design, you'll find him with his pug Mabel, in the kitchen, playing his bass or out frolicking in nature.

Favorite Travel Memory

I was in Norway for a celebration of my grandfather — his sculpture of Lincoln in Oslo stands as the only one by an artist other than Gustav Vigeland in Frogner Park. My best memory was a midnight row across one of the widest points of the widest fjord in Norway, the Geirangerfjord. Sunlight bathed the mountain peaks as we tried to outrace a gigantic oil tanker. We lived.

Sarah, a member of the Business Analyst team, resides and works amidst the Colorado mountains with her husband. An adoring mother to her two adult children in Denver, she finds joy in river rafting, skiing and exploring international destinations.

Favorite Travel Memory

This past fall, my husband and I traveled to Munich, Germany for Oktoberfest. We dressed the part in lederhosen and dirndl and had the time of our lives!

Meet Cara, an adept performance manager on our hospitality team, infusing her work with a touch of fun. She expertly guides clients to vital metrics, shapes media campaigns and devises strategic tactics. Off duty, Cara unwinds with reality TV and plotting her next adventure.

Favorite Travel Memory

Embarking on a Croatian adventure with my besties was pure magic. From Dubrovnik's ancient charm to Split's lively streets, and the island gems in between — we laughed, wandered and created memories to last a lifetime.

C.A. is the general manager of our office in Auckland, New Zealand. C.A. has been with Miles for over 20 years and has experience in just about every facet of digital destination marketing. A former expert motorcycle road racer, C.A. began riding motorcycles with his family at age 8. He’s owned dozens of motorcycles of every kind and attended training in nearly every type of motorcycle discipline.

Taryn is a senior art director who is both analytical and creative, executing on ideas thoughtfully and strategically from concept through production. When she’s not solving creative problems, she’s planning her next adventure or hanging out with her husband, baby and cats.

Favorite Travel Memory

Going on a three-week adventure in Japan and Thailand with my now-husband. We went to Japan to ski, then shipped our ski stuff back to the United States before heading south to Thailand for warmer weather.

Elena is an art director whose love for visual storytelling has taken her from Nashville to Chicago to Hawai'i, and she now calls Colorado home. In her free time, she enjoys landscape painting, fly fishing, crafting, camping and hiking with her dogs.

Favorite Travel Memory

My favorite travel memory is eating my way through Italy: pizza in Naples, seafood in Venice, bistecca alla fiorentina in Florence and so much pasta in Rome, to name a few.

As Miles’ associate media director, Christine oversees the media department’s strategy and planning. She works alongside destinations such as Maine, Alaska and Sarasota County. When Christine isn’t geeking-out on media trends and technology, she enjoys spending time with family and friends, lake adventures, traveling and cuddling with her dog JoJo.

Favorite Travel Memory

Traveling to Kauai two years ago combined my love of the beaches and water with my love of the mountains and hiking — so much so that we're going back again!

Kelli is part of account services in the hospitality division and uses her past experience in the industry to best serve her clients. Off the clock, find her chasing new adventures with her husband and yellow labs through travel, live music and lots of college football.

Favorite Travel Memory

While in Spain, we celebrated San Fermin, staying up all night to secure and guard our spot on the rails to watch the running of the bulls bright and early. We rounded the expedition out with a churro and a catnap on a park bench. ¡Gora San Fermín!

PJ helps lead creative across clients at Miles Partnership and is a director and director of photography, shooting commercials and content for our clients. PJ lives in the mountains of Colorado outside of Denver with his wife and two boys, Oliver and Callen.

Favorite Travel Memory

Shooting documentaries across the world for Richard Branson and Vice President Al Gore — seeing parts of the world and meeting people that wouldn't have otherwise been possible.

With more than 35 years in advertising, Larry is the idea guy — not at all afraid of a blank piece of paper. He concepts, writes, designs, directs and shoots. A Swiss Army knife? An anomaly? Perhaps so. When Larry isn't staring at the ceiling, seeing things only he can see, you'll find him at his cabin or on his tractor tending his 100-acre woods.

Favorite Travel Memory

What started out as a business trip to China, with my wife traveling alongside, suddenly became three weeks of downtime. Hong Kong, the Forbidden City, the Great Wall and so many local experiences. Truly the trip of a lifetime.

Andie joins the hospitality team, bringing a diverse professional background spanning SEO, public relations and marketing. When she’s not strategizing, she is likely on a hike, concocting a new pasta sauce recipe or cuddled up reading a book with her corgi, Eloise.

Favorite Travel Memory

One of my closest friends of nearly a decade is from Manchester, England, and there is nothing I love more than going for a walk or having a coffee in a new little town with her, friends and family. I love to travel to destinations I've never seen, but traveling to see friends in comforting places warms the soul.

Amanda is a content manager who loves crafting engaging, fun content for her clients. A lifelong Miami native, her weekends are spent exploring the city with friends and family, trying to get a tan on a beach (keyword: trying), enjoying the best culinary experiences in town or creating content about all of the above!

Favorite Travel Memory

I gallivanted through the UK with one of my best friends and 15-plus strangers from all over the U.S. We ate lunch with the mayor of Cambridge (true story, I have pictures), got lost on the Tube in London and got tattoos in Ireland.

Carrie ensures that clients' big-picture visions are defined and delivered, building collaborative client relationships, as well as working with the Miles team to concept and produce innovative marketing solutions. Outside of Miles, Carrie keeps up with her two little boys, Mac and Jay, on the ski slopes or hiking trails in Winter Park and planning her next vacation.

Favorite Travel Memory

Every summer my family visited a small beach town in southwest Michigan near my grandparents' house. Now I cherish the opportunity to reunite with my siblings there year after year and see my kids enjoy the same experience.

Beth is a project manager with a strong attention to detail and an extensive background in client services. Beth is a competitive Ironman triathlete, a soccer enthusiast and dog mom to two Siberian huskies, Odin and Ragnar. Off the clock, she can likely be found training for her next athletic endeavor.

Favorite Travel Memory

My favorite travel memories are from my childhood. My family vacationed at Black Butte Ranch Resort in Oregon every summer for as long as I can remember. It’s where I learned how to ride a bike and get lost in adventure with my siblings. Every time I smell a pine tree, those memories come flooding back.

Caitlyn is part of our data science team, weaving together data analysis and digital storytelling to make informed strategic decisions. When she’s not head-down in a spreadsheet, this experienced roller derby player can be found making circles at the skating rink, hiking with her dog Mara or tending to her many houseplants.

Favorite Travel Memory

My first visit to Vermont with my grandfather, viewing the snow-covered mountains from Heaven's Bench. 

With 20-plus years in destination marketing, Lisa brings people together to spark meaningful conversations, connects people around common goals and creates an environment where real relationships can be made. When out of the office, Lisa can usually be found playing on the beach or cooking up something sweet in her kitchen.

Favorite Travel Memory

Having the opportunity to sail the British Virgin Islands with my husband and family was an experience that I will forever be grateful for.

David creates and automates reporting, troubleshoots data problems and maintains our internal budget/forecast planning tools. He has a degree in Physics from University of Colorado but never worked in that field—unless you count his home brewing of craft beers—and is equally at home on the beach or the ski slopes.