Meet the Team
Office and Administrative Support
Greg Sutter
Owner and General Manager
Greg, an avid traveler, is a graduate of the University of Illinois and the University of Chicago. After serving in a variety of executive roles for Pepsi, IBM, Time, Inc. and Datastream, Greg bought Globe Treks in 2007. Greg has three beautiful children: Olivia- 15, Michael- 13, and Josie- 11.
Sonya Patterson
Tour Planner
Admin@globetreks.com
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Jackie Vale
Cruise & Airfare Specialist
Tours@globetreks.com
Debbie Lavine
Operations & Tour Planner
Info@globetreks.com
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Thia Sutton Sound
Marketing
Marketing@globetreks.com
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Tour Guides
Greg Sutter
Tour Leader and Salesperson
Meta is a native of Glen Arbor, MI and graduated from Del Mar College, TX. Her motto is "service above thyself". She loves life, her husband Mike, her two daughters, her grandchildren and Tessa the beautiful border collie. She enjoys sharing her great gifts of hospitality and joy.
Ed Smith
Tour Leader and Host
Emily has been with Globe Treks for 5 years. She is a native of Tryon, NC and has a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill. She retir
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Jackie Vale
Tour Leader and Hostess
Emily has been with Globe Treks for 5 years. She is a native of Tryon, NC and has a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill.
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Bob & Margaret Palmer
Tour Leaders and Hosts
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Fran & John Campbell
Tour Leaders and Hosts
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Emily has been with Globe Treks for 5 years. She is a native of Tryon, NC and has a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill. She retir
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Patt & Jim Malkasian
Tour Leaders and Hosts
Emily has been with Globe Treks for 5 years. She is a native of Tryon, NC and has a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill. She retir
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Anne Jones
Tour Leader and Hostess
Emily has been with Globe Treks for 5 years. She is a native of Tryon, NC and has a B.S. from UNC Chapel Hill. She retir
Motorcoach Operators
Greg Sutter
Motorcoach Operator
Lamar is from western NC. He majored in forestry at NC State and retired from the U.S. Forest Service. Lamar worked for Globe Treks for 10 years, left to build a family business and has returned to us again! Lamar and his wife Sandra have two grown sons and a lovely granddaughter.
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Larry Padden
Motorcoach Operator
Rick is a Tarheel native who retired after 27 years as an air traffic controller. He is married to Deb; they have 6 grown children and 8 grandchildren! He loves travel and NASCAR. He's a Dale Earnhardt, Jr. fan!
