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| Meet the Doorways Staff |
Dear
Guests,
I am so pleased to introduce to you my enthusiastic and wonderfully
diverse staff! Most have lived in Europe, and among us we speak Italian, French,
and Spanish. We love to travel, explore, inspect villas and collect information
about the areas near our villas. With our first-hand knowledge, we offer assistance
not only in choosing a villa but also in planning the best ways to enjoy your
stay there. Welcome to Doorways! |
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KIT BURNS,
President and
Owner
kitb@doorwaysltd.com
 Kit
graduated from Bryn Mawr College and earned a MS from University of Pennsylvania
in Biology. She has worked in the field of travel for the last 20 years and founded
Doorways, Ltd., in 1994. She loves to travel and paint. She speaks a little German,
French and Italian. | 
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ELLEN SINOFF,
Costa Rica Program Manager,
Italian & French Specialist
ellens@doorwaysltd.com
Ellen is helping to launch our new villa rentals in Costa Rica. She has studied
literature, has a Masters degree in library science, and has alternately worked
as a children's librarian and European travel specialist for the past twenty years.
She loves to travel and to write, and enjoys yoga and reading. She writes our
newsletter as well as our villa descriptions, and welcomes your questions, comments,
and ideas to improve them. |
MARTA
STAPLES,
Spanish Program Manager and Italian Specialist
martas@doorwaysltd.com
Marta lived in England while her teenage daughter attended
theatre school and was raised in Central and South America. She has spent much
of her life abroad and has also lived in Egypt and Bahrain. Originally trained
and licensed as a doula, Marta has assisted women in the U.S. and England during
labor and provided support for mother, infant, and family. She speaks fluent Spanish
as well as a bit of French and is working to expand our Spanish program. Talk
to Marta if you are interested in Spain or Italy. | |
 | ROBERTA
CORNWALL,
Italian Specialist
robertac@doorwaysltd.com
Roberta was born and raised in Abruzzo, Italy,
a region rich in natural beauty and history. She received a Master's degree in
Foreign Languages and Literature before moving to the U.S. in 2000. Roberta has
worked as a tutor in Italian, French, Spanish, and ESL, and has taught Italian
at several colleges in the Philadelphia area. Like everyone at Doorways, Roberta
loves to travel. She has traveled extensively in Europe, and of course, throughout
Italy, especially the Veneto region. Roberta enjoys kickboxing, movies (particularly
European films), music, and reading, from classic and contemporary Italian writers
to Harry Potter. |
BETSY
KALISH,
European Specialist
betsyk@doorwaysltd.com
Betsy graduated from Sarah Lawrence College where she studied
Dance, Theater and Writing. After college she enjoyed a career in broadcasting
and publishing. She has traveled extensively throughout Europe and South
America and she speaks a little Spanish. When she is not traveling for business
or pleasure, she spends her time studying Italian and salsa dancing. | |
MONICA CONTRISCIANO,
Public Relations Specialist
monica@doorwaysltd.com
Monica designs our website and newsletter
and heads up our marketing/advertising committee. She has worked at Doorways for
eight years, and has traveled to Italy, France and Spain. Monica is also our photo
editor and welcomes your photos if you feel they better represent your villa than
ours do (we travel in the winter when the villas are not occupied, so our garden
and pool photos are sadly lacking). | |
| MADELEINE FRANCONI,
Customer Service & Support
mfranc@doorwaysltd.com
Madeleine
graduated from Villanova University with a degree in French and would do just
about anything to get back to her adoptive country, France — particularly Provence,
where she lived on two separate occasions. She has taught English in the French
public school system but also teaches French to Americans. More than anything,
she simply enjoys sharing her love of all things French! |
CAROLYN
WOOD,
Customer Service & Support
carolynw@doorwaysltd.com Born
and educated in England, Carolyn earned a degree from Manchester University (UK),
where she first caught the travel bug, spending long summers in Europe. She came
to Philadelphia with the British Consular Service, worked for more than two decades
in the Philadelphia sales office of a major international carrier and another
decade selling Holy Land tours and worldwide destinations before coming to Doorways.
She enjoys cooking at home (and eating all over the world!), gardening, birdwatching,
museums and theatre, and, of course, traveling. | 
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