“In Bocca al Lupo” – Good Luck Shauna!
Pam and Sam (Tuscany Tours founders) and Shauna had kids in first grade together a very long time ago in northern California. When we discovered that she was an accountant, we saw an awesome opportunity, so Shauna became our bookkeeper over 12 years ago! As Tuscany Tours grew, Shauna’s role expanded to also include Trip Designer and ultimately Manager of our far-flung team of travel planners. Now she’s headed off to new horizons, and we will miss her greatly. Many of you have had connections with Shauna over the years; if you’d like to say good-bye and good luck please email her at shauna@tuscanytours.com (her email address will be active for another couple of weeks).
Meet Tuscany Tours Newest Team Members – Jeremy and Sherry!
Jeremy Cotroneo loves travel, especially little-known regional specialties. You can often find him searching for the most out-of-the-way and best local restaurants for our travelers who like to go “off-road.” He is fascinated by experiencing new cultures and has spent the majority of his professional life creating multi-cultural connections through planning travel and teaching internationally. Jeremy considers himself fortunate to be in a career which allows him to make deep personal connections with people and help reach a common goal together, whether it be finding the vacation sweet spot or passing an exam.
Jeremy grew up in California and a trip to Italy changed his life! Studying abroad in college introduced him to the joy of travel and experiencing cultural diversity, his passions ever since. He spends most of the year in Tuscany, where he is constantly searching for the perfect aperitivo with a view (if you think you’ve found it let him know!).
A lover of all things outdoors, eremy hikes a portion of the Via Francigena Pilgrim Trail every year, and his goal is to complete the whole Italian portion, from the Swiss-Italian border to the heel of Puglia, all on foot.
He loves planning trips, whether his own or our clients’, and has a particular eye to each individual traveler’s needs.
Sherry Trantow grew up in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. While raising her two children she took classes at Rochester, Minnesota community technical college where she graduated with an honors associate degree in accounting. She was a bookkeeper for 10 years and then decided to try out something new that would put her more in contact with people and she went back to school and studied dental hygiene which she practiced for thirteen years. Now she is returning to her accounting roots to work for Tuscany Tours.
Sherry has a daughter and a son and 3 step-sons. When she is not working, she is a runner and has run 17 marathons but will stick to half marathons now. She has served as the treasurer for her church. She loves to sew quilts and knit and is always just finishing a cardigan for a family member. A lover of travel who has journeyed extensively, she is also an avid reader and will fit right in with our travelers!
Benvenuto a Louis!
Rubina is the manager of our public tours, but recently she has been the manager of her new baby boy. Louis was born in April and has kept his mamma and papa busy and happy. He’ll grow up learning French, Italian and English, and we welcome him into the Tuscany Tours community!
