OUR TEAM
Meet the People Behind Gifted Travel Network
We're proud to have one of the most innovative, collaborative, and supportive teams in the travel industry, and we work together every day to deliver the very best for our advisors and partners.
LEADERSHIP
Meet Our Executive Team
Jen Cochrane
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Jen Cochrane brings her rare background as a startup and turnaround specialist at the Federal Reserve. She is recognized across the luxury travel industry as a business strategist and educator, and has served in committee leadership roles with Virtuoso, PATH, ASTA, and Travel ALLIES Society — shaping how the industry supports and develops successful travel entrepreneurs.
Meredith Calloway
Co-Founder & Chief Membership Development Officer
Meredith Calloway brings 20+ years of entrepreneurial experience and a background as a Wall Street analyst to her work at Gifted Travel Network. A bestselling author, host of The Travel Business Unpacked podcast, and sought-after speaker, she is recognized across the industry as a thought leader in travel entrepreneurship — helping advisors build businesses rooted in both passion and strategy.
Sandy Saburn
Chief Communications Officer
Sandy Saburn spent years working across leisure, corporate, and meetings and incentives travel before joining GTN, giving her a firsthand understanding of what advisors need to succeed. She is known for championing technology that makes advisors' businesses run better and for overseeing GTN's industry-leading events that bring our community together.
Kristin Matthews
Vice President, Professional Development
Kristin Matthews leads Travel Business University at GTN, overseeing the professional development programs that help travel advisors build expertise and grow their businesses. A Travel MBA graduate and former travel business owner herself, she brings firsthand advisor experience to her work — including a specialty in international luxury itineraries that earned her consecutive Condé Nast Travel Specialist recognition.
Meet The Team
Amy Pearson-Jensen
Director of Curriculum & Learning Experience
Andrea Severino
Commissions Lead
Ashlyn Treadaway
TBU Program Operations Manager
Bri Gosden
Partner Relations Specialist
Caroline Hollar
Director of Marketing
Colton Offerdahl
Commissions Analyst
Dylan Todd
Account Manager, Partner Relations
Emily Kessler
Communications Specialist
Katie Blair
Commissions Analyst
Lindsey White
Executive Specialist
Lorin Tooley
Financial Accounts Director
Lybbi Hebel
Creative Marketing Strategist
Lydia Hagen
Member Support Coordinator
Mac Zara
Business Intelligence Specialist
Megan Nielsen
Operations Manager
Meghann Bjarnesen
Lead Mentor & Program Manager
Missy Rabon
Director of Finance
Rachel Pemberton
Content Marketing Coordinator
Randi McMurtrie
Operations Support Coordinator
Samantha Bell
Events Manager
Stephanie Jones
Membership Development Specialist
Taylor Sweet
Office & Project Manager
Tracey Golon
Director of Partner Relations