GER to GER GEOtourism (ECOtourism) Agency/Foundation – www.GERtoGER.org

Founder, Chief Marketing Officer & Humanitarian/Strategic Field Specialist
June 2005 – Present • Mongolia/International • 40+ hours per week • Often 6 to 7 days a week

Since founding GER to GER, it has become the world’s first social enterprise (community-based ecotourism) to sustainably work with nomadic families across Mongolia for 15+ years in accordance with its original master plan and key human resources. GER to GER offers both high-end tours to sustain itself and community-based tourism. GER to GER’s community-based tourism successfully: 1) meshes ancient nomadic supply chains that were employed in the time of Chingis Khan (nomad to nomad system of travel, etc.) with today 2) inclusive of the marginalized, uneducated and poor – mobilizing both men & women 3) maintains a ‘non-charity’ approach by mobilizing their lifestyles, cultures, geographies, etc., naturally existing assets while being true to themselves (‘be who you are’ and not what tourists want you to be) Strategic Competitiveness SOPs – to generate much needed alternative incomes while fulfilling the United Nations MDGs/SDGs as a means to measure tangible “Responsible Tourism” successes. Today, GER to GER has successfully established itself along Mongolia’s remote, regional and nationwide multi-industry supply chains as a value-added destination product. As a direct result, GER to GER’s strong humanitarian outreach components endeavor to create sustainable alternative-livelihoods for remotely located nomadic families and rural communities. Thus generating decades of recognitions – National Geographic Society, Ashoka Changemakers, UNESCAP, Lonely Planet, Rough Guides, New York Magazine, USA TODAY and more.