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TPN is
controlled by a Board of Directors. While
TPN will be organized as a LLC, there are no
funds that flow into TPN making it a
non-financial entity. Below is a list of the
Directors and a brief biography of each one.
Executive Director Jim Terracciano, CTC, MCC:
A passion for cruising led Jim into the
travel industry as his second career in
1996. Since then he has been able to
capitalize on the extensive managerial and
organizational skills obtained during his
previous 25 year career in law enforcement.
Having always been a staunch advocate of
professionalism, he attended and graduated
from travel school prior to he and his wife
Nancy opening their first home based,
independent agency. Along the way Jim has
attained several industry certifications
including CTC and DS from the Travel
Institute, MCC from CLIA, and numerous
‘expert’ certifications from various
suppliers as well as IATAN accreditation. He
has accepted active roles within the
industry such as appearing on panels at
trade shows, being interviewed for trade
articles, hosting a seminar at sea, and most
notably as accepting an appointment in 1998
as the first, and current, Member at Large
on the NACTA Board of Directors. In that
capacity he was a speaker at the ASTA Scam
Conference in Washington D.C. in 2000. Jim
and Nancy are the co-owners of their second
home based agency, Cruise & Land Affairs,
located in Dunkirk, MD. You may contact Jim
at:
Jim Terracciano, CTC,
MCC
Cruise & Land Affairs
Dunkirk, MD
TPN2008@comcast.net
410-257-4300
Director Tom Ogg: Tom is a 37-year
travel industry veteran. After a 12-year
stint with Aloha Airlines in various sales
management positions, Tom opened a Hawaii
wholesale tour company with his wife Joanie.
Tom has owned numerous retail travel
agencies, operated one of the first credible
host travel agencies for home-based agents,
has written numerous articles and books on
the travel industry including "How to Buy or
Sell a Travel Agency", "How to Start a Home
Based Travel Agency", "Selling Cruises,
Don't Miss the Boat" and his most recent
book "Home Based Travel Affiliate". Tom
(with his wife Joanie) was co-Owner of the
National Association of Commissioned Travel
Agents (NACTA) before its acquisition by
ASTA and was the founder of the
www.CruiseReviews.com complex of
cruise and port review websites. Tom has trained tens of thousands
of travel professionals on all aspects of
selling travel and hosted hundreds of cruise
seminars teaching cruise professionals how to
excel by successfully selling cruises. Tom
operates
www.HomeBasedTravelAgent.com and
publishes a free newsletter for travel agents
that is considered one of the best in the
industry. If you would like to receive Tom's
newsletter click
. You may contact Tom at;
Tom
Ogg
Tom Ogg & Associates
P.O. Box 2398
Valley Center, CA 92082
TomOgg@aol.com or
760-751-1007
Director Nancy
Norris: Nancy Norris has been in the
travel business since 2001. Previously,
she was an educator and holds dual
Masters Degrees in curriculum and
instruction and administration. During
her tenure in the travel profession, she
has totally immersed herself in both the
selling and educational aspects of the
industry. She has authored articles and
been a consultant on travel books for
consumers. But more importantly, she has
been instrumental in creating textbooks,
workbooks, study guides and Internet
resources for home-based travel agents.
She has worked at trade shows, served on
panels at travel conventions, moderated
travel agent forums and escorted travel
agents on seminars at sea. She owns her
own home-based travel agency and is also
sole proprietor of Norris Education and
Certification Consultants. You may
contact Nancy at;
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