Travel Insurance: Travel Protectors - Coverage for trip, medica, health, and accident

Travel Protectors is a travel insurance company formed by travel experts and adoptive parents experienced in international adoption.

MYRA ALTSCHULER President and Chief Executive Officer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------	LARRY ALTSCHULER Chief Operating Officer --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Myra brings over 30 years of experience in the international travel industry. She has worked in every facet of the travel industry, creating personalized corporate and individual programs for both European and American organizations. Fluent in French and Greek, Myra began creating international travel programs in Paris and Athens, then moved to representing global corporate interests in the U.S. She has worked with both the French National Railroad and Air France where she was instrumental in launching the inaugural transatlantic Concord flight from JFK International Airport in New York. Myra has worked to develop an awareness of the needs of corporate and vacation travelers as Director of Schenley Industries Corporate Travel Department in New York City, as Director of Sales and Marketing for VTS Travel an East Coast mega-travel company, as Vice President of Supplier Relations for Travel Trust International (now Radius), in Bethesda, Maryland and as President of Sculptured Travel Planners in Bethesda, Maryland. To answer the travel needs of an increasingly global business community, Myra created Sculptured Travel Planners, a consulting firm that worked with organizations and companies in both the public and private sectors. They designed and developed travel management programs which effectively reduced corporate travel expenditures while advocating employee participation to ensure a successful program implementation. Myra’s desire to create a one-stop shop for travel safety and protection was the catalyst for developing Travel Protectors. As international health and security issues grow, she is poised to lead Travel Protectors through the 21st century. Myra currently resides in Virginia with her husband and son.	Larry is responsible for daily administration and operation of the company. Before coming to Travel Protectors, Larry worked in various phases of the entertainment business and was a founder of Roadmovies, Inc. a motion picture exhibition and distribution company based in New York City. Roadmovies was instrumental in jump-starting the renovation of one of the worst neighborhoods in Manhattan, Hell's Kitchen. Today, that area is a thriving successful arts and theatre district. For more than 30 years, Larry's business and entertainment background led him to other positions in the same industry as business manager and administrator. He attended Rutgers University in New Jersey and graduated from New York University with a BFA (Bachelor of Fine Arts degree). A native of New Jersey, Larry currently resides in Virginia with his wife and son.
CLAY KRETSINGER Senior Vice President, Marketing and Sales --------------------------------------------------------------------------------	MARK WILCOX Chief Information Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Clay is responsible for directing sales primarily in the Western United States. Before joining Travel Protectors, Clay was Denver, Colorado's Regional Sales Manager for Fortis Benefits Insurance Company, a UK company with offices throughout North America. He was responsible for generating sales throughout a five state territory. Prior to his arrival in Denver, Clay's sales expertise earned him promotions in Kansas City, San Francisco and Austin, Texas. His in-depth knowledge of the insurance industry, over 23 years, is owed to his multiple positions in the company, from group claims and benefits to marketing and finally to Regional Sales Manager. Clay is currently a member in good standing with NAHU (National Association of Health Underwriters). He is a graduate of the University of Missouri at Kansas City holding a B.B.A. in Finance / Commercial Bank Management. Clay currently resides in Colorado with his wife and three children, two of whom were adopted from Russia.	Before joining Travel Protectors, Mark was President of Wilcox Interactive, a company specializing in cutting-edge interactive marketing, public relations, and online communications. He has over 20 years' experience applying innovative and customized technological solutions to improve clients' profitability and corporate identities. Mark has a strong background in public relations, art direction, feature and technical writing, and static and animated graphic design, and has performed media work on several political campaigns in his home state of California. Mark has traveled extensively throughout Europe, North America, and the Middle East. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Southern California in 1986. Mark resides in Maryland with his three children, all of whom were adopted from Kazakhstan.
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