Meet Our Team
Our mission is to enhance lives and promote culture by creating customized travel experiences that open the world to our clients. We have a tradition of exemplary service; we are governed by integrity; and we value innovation.
Our Founder & Owners
As a privately held, family business, we have been gratefully serving clients since operating our first tour in 1965. Based in Michigan, we develop and produce group tours, custom luxury travel, themed cruises, and events.
Today we serve major markets with a dedicated, experienced, and caring team: Culture Tours, Educational Tours, Faith-based Tours and Pilgrimages, Music Performance Tours, Luxury Travel by Exceptional Journeys, Themed Cruises, and Event Management.
Founder and Chairman
Joseph DiFranco
Joseph DiFranco, Founder and Chairman of Corporate Travel Service, is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and the University of Michigan; he is the architect of an organization that employs over 70 people.
President
John Hale
John is a graduate of The University of Michigan and The University of Detroit Mercy School of Law and served as Judicial Clerk to the Michigan Supreme Court before practicing law with Bodman LLP and the Ford Motor Company. Mr. Hale began his career with Corporate Travel Service in 2000.
Chief Executive Officer
David DiFranco
David is a graduate of The University of Notre Dame and received his MBA from The University of Michigan. He is a Certified Public Accountant who worked as a consultant for Deloitte & Touche LLP for 5 years. Mr. DiFranco began his career with Corporate Travel Service in 1998.
Leadership Team
Joe DiFranco
Director of Leisure Travel
Manager, Exceptional Journeys
Sue Gheesling
Vice President
Manager, Events
Candace Marzban
Director of Project Management
Manager, Group Tours
Maureen Soens
Director of Charter Services
Manager, Themed Cruises
Nate Wine
Vice President, Business Development
Manager, Group Tours
Keilah Blohm
Director of Marketing and Communications
Sandy Rhodes
Client Relations Supervisor
Charter Services
Judy Powers
Operations Supervisor
Charter Services
Robert MacLellan
Client Relations Supervisor
Group Tours
Sherri Veverica
Account Controller
Relationship Managers, Group Tours
Rachelle DeCastro
Dave O’Brien
Christine Shewchuck
Jenna Waldman
James Argue
Rich Meyer
Cathy Bilinski
Travel Advisors, Exceptional Journeys
Jenny Barto
Riley Gaidica
Brenna Girardi
Shauna Hitchcock
