Job title: Director of Educational Institution Outreach
Worked at Holbrook Travel since: January 2012
Born: Durham, NC
Michelle received a BA in latin american studies, a BS in journalism at Boston University, an MA in Latin American studies at UT Austin, and is currently pursing an MBA at Elon University. The best places she has gone are Ethiopia, Colombia, and Australia. She has a lot of places left she would still like to go, including Asheville, NC and Botswana. Her hobbies and interests include photography, fundraising for Safe Passage, and volunteering at various organizations in the community.
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Photo of the Month: September 2026
On a pelagic trip off the coast of Huatulco in Mexico’s Oaxaca state, we saw numerous seabirds, but I hadn’t expected to encounter so many adult sea turtles. Most would sense the boat and quickly dive
Photo of the Month: August 2026
Both of these photos were taken on a trip based on Holbrook’s “South Africa: Gardens, Parks, Wine Country and the Wildflower Super Bloom!” arranged by Sandy Schmidt. The trip was timed for the spring
Photo Gallery: Birding Northern Costa Rica
In May, Holbrook Ambassador Debbie Jordan joined a group of Holbrook Explorers on a birding expedition in Costa Rica.Accompanied by their Costa Rica guide David Mora, they spent time in and around the