Meet our Team
Placing diversity and inclusion at the heart of who we are and what we do, get to know our team of global professionals.
Green Destinations Team

Albert Salman
President of Green Destinations Foundation



Hugo de Jong
CFO and Head of Destination Certification


Patricia Marull
Head of Strategic Development and Communications


Patice Talaue
Training and Support Manager


Nicola Ferrario
Good Travel Program Coordinator


Malu Mayorga
Good Travel Guide Marketing Coordinator


Nicole Hulsebos
Destination Certification and Top 100 Coordinator


Amit Bhatia
Green Destinations Community Leader


Valentina Riatti
Top 100 Coordinator


Olga Skepetari
Human Resources Coordinator
Green Destinations Support Team


Jan Willem Broekema
Senior Advisor, Green Destinations Foundation


Guido Klep
Sustainability Advisor, Green Destinations Foundation


Joey Volwater
GIS Solutions, Green Destinations Foundation


Daniela Miranda
Graphic and Web Design Consultant


Valentine Zheng
Junior Legal Counsel


Isabelle Breton
GIS Expert


Ab Hoogland
Research & Communication Volunteer


Robin Diekhorst
Good Travel Guide


Alicia Cántaro
Green Destinations START Program


Jennifer Holman
Green Destinations Training


Sanne Vaalt
Green Destinations START Program
Green Destinations Board Members



Albert Salman
Board Member



Hugo de Jong
Board Member


Ellen Bulthuis
Board Member


Freddy Van Der Brugge
Board Member


Robert Chappell
Board Member


Peter Reelfs
Board Member


Gijs Kamperman
Treasurer & Finance
Green Destinations Volunteers & Interns


Amy Allen
GD Toolkit
Geography BA
University of The West of England


Jenna De Vries
Communication & Marketing
Master’s Tourism, Society and Environment
Wageningen University


Lena Gottwald
Top 100
Bachelor in Sustainable Tourism
Rhine-Waal University in Kleve, Germany


Beatrice Morelli
Top 100
Master’s degree in Sustainable Heritage Management
Aarhus University (Denmark)


Zakaria Alsaqer
Good Travel Program
PhD in Tourism (ecotourism and sustainable development)
Rovira I Virgili


Laura Klingenberg
Good Travel Program
International Trade – Sustainability and Green Business
Université Paris-Est Créteil, AEI International School


Dinah Nabangi
HR Team
BSC in Ecotourism, Hotel and Institution Management with IT
Maseno University, Kenya