Meet our Staff

 
         
  Joel - Chief Travel Officer. Joel graduated from law school in Chicago and practiced for over 10 years before starting Zoom Vacations. He has been passionate about travel since he was a small boy and remembers going to New York City with his mother when he was eight years old, watching his native Puerto Rico shrink in the distance. Since then, Joel's travel log includes adventure trekking to the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa, and exotic trips to the ancient temples of Angkor Wat, Egypt, Guatemala, Mexico, and Tunisia. Joel appreciates the education he receives while traveling, as well as the opportunity to visit and experience the things he enjoys in his every day life back in the states: authentic Thai food, orchids growing naturally in the jungle, French vineyards, or fantastical castles he had only seen in the movies.  
   
Bryan - Chief Marketing Officer. Bryan has been a high school English teacher, personal trainer, model, freelance writer, and a hotel marketing and events sales manager. He grew up in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, known today as Oregon's premier wine country, and his childhood was filled with outdoors adventure. His roots in the outdoors, coupled with his inquisitive teacher's mind and his appreciation for health and fitness (as well as for fabulous hotels and resorts) have led him to adventures in every continent but Antarctica. He has toured the ancient catacombs of Rome, swam with horses where Australia's rainforest meets the reef, haggled with Hong Kong merchants, danced the Samba in Brazil (though not very well), and has even studied ecology in a Scottish commune.
   
 
   
Lemuel - Sales Manager. Lemuel grew up in Chicago, and moved to NYC at age 22 to pursue a career in the music industry. He has deejayed at some of the hottest New York venues, including Moomba, Global 33, Jeffrey NY, and Bungalow 9, as well as at several Miramax premier parties; Amelie, Serendipity, and Calle 54. His love of diverse cultures has inspired his music, which contains African, Brazilian, Cuban, Indian, and French elements, mixed with a city vibe. His passion for music and culture have led him to several international destinations, and he has placed India, Australia, and Cuba at the top of his "to go" list. He has promised to explore these places with his favorite travel partner, his daughter Maia