{"id":350,"date":"2025-07-10T17:04:38","date_gmt":"2025-07-10T21:04:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/our-team\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T13:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T18:25:12","slug":"our-team","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/our-team\/","title":{"rendered":"Our team"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Our team<\/h1><\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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Our passion: active travel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Adventure travel is the difference between gazing at an extraordinary natural panorama from a lookout or from the inside of your car and venturing out, breathing, touching, hiking, and engaging in that landscape. The Windigo team lives for these connections with nature.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The ideal balance of passion, intuition and high-level skills help us create truly remarkable experiences that give an all-encompassing sense of travel and discovery off the beaten track.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Charles<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Founder and President<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A worthy heir to a lineage of explorers, Charles is an inspiring leader who shares his love of adventure. Whether it’s a ski crossing, a canoe trip, or a backcountry trek in the Canadian Rockies, he always finds a way to enhance an expedition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Genevi\u00e8ve<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Vice President<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Organized, hardworking and dedicated, Gen’s involvement has greatly contributed to the enthusiasm, popularization and proper supervision of outdoor activities in Quebec.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Josiane<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

General and Production Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Curious, adventurous, and empathetic, Josiane has this incredible ability to leave nothing but smiles in her wake. When she’s not busy making those around her happy, you’ll find Josiane on her bike, tied to a wall, or you won’t find her: she’ll be out sailing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julie<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of Operations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

She recruits, leads, supports, and reprimands with the same contagious enthusiasm. Julie’s laughing eyes often speak volumes more than the many neologisms she likes to invent.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fran\u00e7ois<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Director of Operations and Transportation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A first-generation guide, Frank is a true believer in the adage that there is no such thing as bad weather, only bad equipment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether cycling, skiing, trail running, or camping, Sarah finds every reason to explore the regions around her. She loves meeting local communities and getting away from it all in the great outdoors… as often as possible!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jeremy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always in search of waves, languages \u200b\u200band cultures, Jeremy’s travels led him to work in the tourism and logistics planning industry, first as a tour guide in Vancouver, then in event and operations management.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Estelle H.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Estelle passionately travels the world in search of the most majestic panoramas, the warmest people, and the tastiest cheeses to share. Always up for climbing volcanoes, scaling peaks, and chasing the Northern Lights.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Morgan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An East Coast girl at heart, Morgan moved to the Wild West to guide and work on ranches. There, she spends her days patrolling the trails, hiking, camping, paddleboarding, and enjoying every iced mocha she can find.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Austyn<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In her free time, she enjoys exploring her backyard, The Rocky Mountains, and dreams of the next place she will encounter! Austyn is passionate about embracing culture, skiing deep powder, and kayaking alongside sea critters!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Van<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Package Operator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Passionate about human interaction and cultural immersion, Van enjoys wild camping outside of the office.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Sarah<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Purchasing Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having always loved traveling to discover realities other than her own, Sarah loves feeling far from home! She loves all the activities that take place on the water and is a big fan of evenings under the stars.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Carla<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Admin and HR Guides Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carla is driven by the discovery of new cultures, spectacular landscapes, and everything that can be tasted, shared, and recounted. Her family calls her a whirlwind, her friends call her a chameleon: always on the move, she jumps from one project, idea, and experience to the next without ever settling down for too long.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Dustin<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Base Camp and Guide HR Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dustin has worked in the travel industry for over ten years, primarily as a coast-to-coast guide in North America. When he’s not canoeing or guiding travelers on lakes, you’ll find him indulging in his other passion: hockey!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Joanna<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

USA Reservations Manager<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having grown up in the American Southwest, which is in itself an ode to the magnificence of nature, Joanna shares her love for her native region with constant energy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jessica<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

USA Director<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jessica knows how to combine all the ingredients of an adventure trip into a delicious recipe because she has been working in this field for nearly 25 years! Since the opening of our branch in the United States, she has shared her desire for exploration, self-improvement, and communion with nature with her entire team.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ryan<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

USA Operations Manager and Product Development<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan spent over a decade as an adventure guide across the U.S. and Canada. He now brings this experience to Windigo, promoting immersive and responsible travel with a strong connection to nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jared<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

USA Operations Coordinator<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Growing up in Alaska, adventure runs in Jared’s blood! He started guiding in 2013 and has been involved in adventure tourism ever since.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Julia<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Accountant<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

An accountant by profession, passionate about water by vocation, Julia juggles precise figures and unpredictable waves, always looking for the right current.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Our passion: active travel Adventure travel is the difference between gazing at an extraordinary natural panorama from a lookout or from the inside of your car and venturing out, breathing, touching, hiking, and engaging in that landscape. The Windigo team lives for these connections with nature. The ideal balance of passion, intuition and high-level skills […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-350","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=350"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/350\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/windigo.travel\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}