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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 and 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. |
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
BERENBROICK,
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). | |
| CECI
CHISSELL,
Bookkeeper & Administrative Assistant
cecic@doorwaysltd.com
Originally from Acapulco, Mexico, Ceci Chissell is fluent in English
and Spanish and as well as in Intuit’s “Quickbooks.” She
joined our staff in May, 2002, and takes care of our books, bank deposits, security
deposits and payroll. Talk to her if you have a missing check or security
deposit. If we decide to expand our programs to Mexico, Ceci will be our
resident expert. |
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! | 
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