Oct 16, 2012 | root_ks8kzico

Stephanie Kowacz

Job title: Chief Operating Officer (COO) Worked at Holbrook Travel since: 1992 Born: Florida 
Stephanie holds a degree in accounting from Webster University. She and her two daughters and husband Daniel love spending family vacations in Costa Rica. She says she has a special love for countries of Central America because there is so much diversity to discover - so much that she could spend her whole life exploring and still not see everything. One of her most memorable travel experiences was when her colleague Laurie McLaughlin was chased by a large male seal in New Zealand. Stephanie still hopes to visit Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in Uganda or Rawanda one day to see one of the few remaining mountain gorillas. Her hidden talent is creative writing, and she dreams of writing a novel.

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Holbrook's 2026 Calendar
Each year, we ask our travelers to submit their favorite photos from their journeys with us for a chance to be featured in our annual calendar. This year, as always, we had many great submissions, and
Photo of the Month: January 2026
This adventure to Torres del Paine had been a bucket list item for many, many years! Now was my time for my “latitude adjustment.” There was beauty at every turn we made!
Photo of the Month: December 2025
Above: The critically endangered Great Green Macaw (Ara ambiguus) is a magnificent species native to the rainforests of Central and South America. These macaws heavily rely on the mountain almond tree

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