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PRINCIPLE STAFF:
Donald C. Dodds, Jr., Chairman
Donald has been the leading innovator in the athletic travel
business. He has been involved in Bowl tours since Illinois went to the
Rose Bowl in 1963. Since 1993, Donald has been dedicated to the operation
of Dodds Athletic Tours, working exclusively year round with alumni athletic
travel.
Christine Dodds Bruce, cmp, President/Owner
- Doddson Travel (email)
Christy first joined Dodds in 1985 where she oversaw group
operations and managed football and NCAA tours. Since returning in 1993,
Christy, a certified Meeting Planner, has worked on-site overseeing such
bowls as Rose (including 2001/2002 Nebraska vs Miami in the National Championship),
Fiesta, Sugar, Orange, Citrus, Alamo, Sun, and Holiday (to name a few.)
In addition, she has managed NCAA Regional and Final Four tours for a variety
of Universities including Wake Forest, Minnesota, Michigan State, UNC, Ohio
State, Stanford, Oklahoma, Kansas, Iowa State and Arizona. Christy oversees
all operations of the business from day-to-day functions for football weekends,
bowls, pre-season basketball, and NCAA March Madness.
Kenneth K. Bruce, Executive Vice President
(email)
Ken started with Dodds in 1992. His post-season on-site experience
includes the Rose Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Orange Bowl, Fiesta Bowl, Outback Bowl,
Liberty Bowl, Cotton Bowl, Holiday Bowl, Sun Bowl and the Gator Bowl. In
basketball, he ran the 1995 Iowa Regional program, the 1996 Syracuse NCAA
Final Four, the 1997 Regional and Final Four Tours for Minnesota and the
1998 Final Four for Stanford University, the 1999 Final Four programs for
both Michigan State and Ohio State, the 2000 program for UNC, and the 2001
programs for Arizona and Michigan State. In addition, he worked with Oklahoma,
Kansas, and Indiana for the 2002 Final Four. He has managed athletic tours
internationally to Japan and Ireland as well as many domestic programs including
football weekends and early season basketball tournaments to Hawaii and
Alaska. Ken's duties include sales and marketing for Dodds Athletic Tours.
Travel Hosts
Kris Harrington (email)
Kris' background includes a BA from Michigan State University
majoring in Hotel, Restaurant & Institutional Management with a focus on
Travel & Tourism, and a minor in Spanish. Upon graduation, she worked in
corporate travel and meeting planning for McCord Travel in Chicago. She
came to Doddson/Dodds in 1988 and coordinated group programs until 1991.
After taking a break to be with her children, Kris was excited to return
to Doddson in 1995. Her extensive travel background enables Kris to provide
an exceptional level of service to Doddson's clientele. She has had the
opportunity to visit 48 of our 50 states, live in Mexico, and travel throughout
Europe, the South Pacific, and Caribbean.
Cheri Jacobs (email)
A native of Champaign, Cheri began her career in 1965 working for Airlines in Kansas City, Chicago, Tulsa, and back to Chicago.
After deciding not to spend another winter in Chicago, she came home and
helped a friend at a travel agency where she remained for 6 years, leaving
for Doddson in 1972. Cheri has traveled the US including Alaska and Hawaii.
Canada, Europe, Mexico, the Caribbean, South America, and the far east can
also be listed in her travelog. Her travel experiences include pony trekking
as well as normal modes of transportation. Cheri has completed many
travel related courses over the years from international ticketing to Disney's
College of Knowledge. Whether you need to set up a specialized tour, or a family cruise or just air tickets, she can take care
of it.
Lisa Slade (email)
Lisa has been with Doddson Travel Agency, Inc. since 1985. She joined Doddson as an Assistant Controller and within two years became the Controller of the company. Lisa has completed courses at Parkland College in Travel, Computers, Accounting and Employee Relations. Lisa has traveled a great deal throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, Caribbean, Switzerland, Great Britain, and always looks forward to her next adventure. Besides number crunching, Lisa helps with a variety of Athletic Tour duties, such as: seeing off charters, answering the telephone, faxing, emailing, processing applications, and personalized customer service.
Kristie Jo Lamoreux (email)
Kristie received her Associate degree in Accounting from
Parkland Community College in Champaign, IL. She then graduated from Illinois
State University in Normal, IL where she received her Bachelor degree in
Finance with a minor in Insurance. After working for a short time in the
insurance industry, Kristie pursued a career in accounting. She joined the
accounting office of Dodds Athletic Tours/Doddson Travel in June of 2002. |
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