In between our own globetrotting, the WITS team is hard at work year-round. We strive to be accessible, and hope that you feel comfortable coming to us with any questions or suggestions, or even just stopping by to say hi at a future event.
If you’re interested in joining our larger group of volunteers for one of our upcoming events, keep an eye out on social media and in our newsletter for volunteer applications and opportunities.
Beth is Founder and CEO of Wanderful and creator of WITS. The idea for a robust community of women travelers came to her while cruising her blue motorcycle through the streets of São Tomé and Príncipe, a small country in Africa’s Gulf of Guinea. Now, she is a thought leader on women's travel, an avid community builder, and a voice for women creators and entrepreneurs. She is the product of an art history major at Wellesley followed by a Kellogg MBA, and lives in Boston with a house full of pets, three kids, and a husband, also known as the founder of MITS (which does not in fact exist yet). Find her on LinkedIn, Instagram, Twitter, or her website.
Amanda is Director of Marketing for Wanderful and was previously Managing Editor for the Wanderful Blog. A blogger since 2012, Amanda is an experienced tourism marketer, with other recent roles including being Destination Partner Manager for Seeker, Managing Director of the Tourism Marketing Agency, and Operations Manager for a watersports company in Roatan, Honduras. Her travel writing has been published in Readers Digest, International Living, HuffPost, & more. She is from Massachusetts but has called six other countries home, and currently travels full-time. Find her on LinkedIn, Instagram, or her website.
Ariel is a communicator, activist, and traveler based in Brooklyn, New York. When she’s not working on WITS, she works as editorial strategy director for the Vera Institute of Justice, a national organization dedicated to ending mass incarceration in the United States. Previously, she ran the digital team at Lambda Legal, the oldest and largest LGBTQ and HIV civil rights legal advocacy organization in the world. She has worked, edited, and traveled across the globe, but most often dreams of selling everything she owns and booking a one-way ticket to Amsterdam. Find her on LinkedIn or her website.
Jordan is Wanderful's Brand Partnerships Manager and former Washington, DC, Hub Leader based in the DC Metro area. A military brat born abroad, Jordan's first flight was across the Atlantic at just two months old. Since then, she's traveled to more than 70 countries, all seven continents, and all 50 states as a travel creator behind the off-beat flashpacking brand Global Debauchery. In her prior professional life, Jordan was an award-winning Creative Director with 20 years of experience in graphic and web design, marketing, and brand. She holds a Magna BFA in Design from Rochester Institute of Technology and a Summa MS in Management and Marketing from University of Maryland. Her portfolio includes brands like Mastercard, Xerox, and the American Heart Association, and even boasts a feature on Oprah! Find her on her blog or on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, or Threads.
Kitt is the Marketing Manager for Wanderful. As part of the WITS team, she supports the partnerships team and leads the social volunteers. Kitt also works as a Content Executive for Much Better Adventures, combining her love for travel and content creation. Based in the UK, she is passionate about using marketing and community-building to further Wanderful’s mission of empowering women travellers. Connect with her on LinkedIn or Instagram.
Lauren is the Director of Brand Partnerships at Wanderful. She is an award-nominated travel blogger specializing in Colombia travel, a published children’s author and founder of Wally The Wandering Wallaby, entrepreneur, and brand partnerships manager for O. Christine and Jen on a Jet Plane, specializing in influencer marketing and brand partnerships. She’s a Massachusetts native based in Bogotá, Colombia. Find her on Instagram, Twitter, or her website.