Director of Account Management
Laura has over 10 years experience in higher ed and has taught at the University of Virginia and the College of William and Mary. She’s also traveled extensively—hiking her way through Morocco, Guatemala, Spain and Turkey, among others. At Grand Classroom she loves leading hiking and rafting trips in Shenandoah National Park and working with teachers as an account manager to help them plan the trip of a lifetime. When she’s not on the job, Laura can be found on the river, white-water kayaking with her husband Ethan. This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Staff
Team Work Gets It Done
J.T. Maxwell, Founder
J.T. Maxwell practically invented student travel to National Parks. He has been…
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Steve Raymond
Senior Vice President
Steve comes to Grand Classroom with many, many years… Read More
Steve comes to Grand Classroom with many, many years… Read More
John Raymond
Vice President of Sales and Marketing
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John leads the sales effort for… Read More
Dave Henley
Vice President of Operations
Dave joined Grand Classroom in 2004 and hasn't… Read More
Dave joined Grand Classroom in 2004 and hasn't… Read More
Eric Scholz
Director of Sales and Marketing
Eric has been working with student groups… Read More
Eric has been working with student groups… Read More
Laura Friedman
Director of Account Management
Laura has over 10 years experience in higher… Read More
Laura has over 10 years experience in higher… Read More
Donna Hargett
Donna, a native of central Virginia, has a diverse background in marketing…
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DeAnna Robertson
DeAnna Robertson cheerily works with teachers planing trips as an Account Manager.
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Greg Mondello
Greg started working with Grand Classroom shortly after graduating from Virginia Commonwealth…
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Guy Duncan
Guy is a retired school teacher who lives in the beautiful Pacific
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Jennifer Herrion
Jennifer Herrion is a native of Charlottesville, Virginia and has been working
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Billy Payne
Billy joined the Grand Classroom crew as a seasonal guide in 2011…
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Carleen Kupcis
After teaching elementary and pre-school for many years, Carleen decided to change
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Naomi Beck
Born to a couple of free spirited hippies in California, Naomi was
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Kerianne Mahoney
Kerianne has spent the last seven years working in higher education with
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Peter Popovsky
Peter Popovsky is from Connecticut and attended Central Connecticut State - Go Blue
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Jay Richardson
They say the Grand Canyon changes lives, and that’s what it did
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Cesar Perich
Cesar's love for the outdoors began during his time living in Las
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Helen Raymond
I was definitely a late bloomer to travel. It wasn't until I…
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Adrian Montenegro
Adrian Montenegro grew up on a banana plantation Costa Rica. As a…
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Adrah Parafiniuk
Adrah was born the oldest of 8 children and knew he was…
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Gregg Wachtelhausen
Gregg Wachtelhausen is a teacher, traveler, outdoorsman, and self-admitted “geo-nerd.” He has…
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Eric Retterbush
Eric currently resides on planet Earth and doesn't plan on moving from…
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