Annette is a Hawaii resident with over twenty years experience in travel. She specializes in planning and producing custom designed ecotours for people with an interest in outdoors experiences and learning opportunities about natural and cultural resources in Hawaii and elsewhere.

Her interest in ecotourism stems from her 40 year involvement leading local and national trips and service projects for the Sierra Club. She plans and guides field trips and service trip outings for the Sierra Club’s Hawaii Chapter.

Annette was a member of the committee that planned the 1994 Hawaii State Conference on Ecotourism. She was a founding member of the Hawaii Ecotourism Association and is the President
of the Board of Directors.

Annette served eight years on the state's Natural Area Reserves Commission and was appointed Chairperson by Hawaii's former Governor Benjamin J. Cayetano.

As an advocate of sustainable tourism, Annette was asked to serve on several visitor industry committees exploring ways to create Hawaii as model for sustainability. She served on the Natural Resources Advisory Group for the Hawaii Tourism Authority in the early 2000's.

She presented at the First US Conference on Ecotourism in Bar Harbor, Maine in September 2005, (Click Here For PowerPoint Presentation), and has attended many international conferences on adventure travel and ecotourism. Currently, Annette was on the Advisory Committee for the North American Ecotourism Conference held on September 26-28, 2007 in Madison, Wisconsin.

Annette takes delight in planning unique vacations to other destinations in addition to Hawaii, and would love to create lasting memories for you.