Travel Protectors
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Privacy
Policy
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Travel Protectors is a travel
insurance company formed by travel experts and adoptive parents experienced
in international adoption.
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MYRA ALTSCHULER
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President and
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Chief Executive Officer
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Myra currently resides in Virginia
with her husband and son. |
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LARRY ALTSCHULER
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Chief Operating
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Officer
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| Larry is responsible for daily administration
and operation of the company. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| He attended Rutgers University in
New Jersey and graduated from New York University with a BFA (Bachelor
of Fine Arts degree). |
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| A native of New Jersey, Larry currently
resides in Virginia with his wife and son. |
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CLAY KRETSINGER
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Senior Vice President,
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Marketing and Sales
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| Clay is responsible for directing
sales primarily in the Western United States. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Clay currently resides in Colorado
with his wife and three children, two of whom were adopted from Russia. |
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MARK WILCOX
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Chief Information
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Officer
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| Mark resides in Maryland with his
three children, all of whom were adopted from Kazakhstan. |
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| About the Plan Administrator: |
| Travel Guard International is the
industry's leading travel insurance provider - insuring more than 6 million
travelers worldwide each year. Our trip insurance plans offer coverage
for vacation and trip cancellation, travel interruptions and delays, emergency
medical and health expenses, lost baggage and more. Plus, every Travel
Guard insurance plan includes our 24-hour "911" travel emergency service
for emergency medical assistance, last-minute or emergency travel and flight
changes, lost luggage tracking, pre-trip travel advice and more. |
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