David has more than four years experience living and working in Peru developing tourism initiatives in rural coastal communities and the tropical mountains of Northern Peru.  As a Peace Corps volunteer David researched, wrote and presented feasibility plans on ‘coffee tourism’ and ‘adventure conservation’ volunteer tourism initiatives and analyzed and revised the Peace Corps’ environmental project framework and reporting format. 
Fluent in Spanish, David has experience working with local and national governments, and in 2007 organized community groups and individuals to create an adventure-based, not-for-profit association in Peru called WAVES For Development.  

He has also worked in collaboration with ProNaturaleza, the Peruvian Foundation for the Conservation of Nature, where he supported the development and launch of a community-based volunteer vacation opportunity, providing blended adventure/conservation trips in the Pacaya Samiria National Reserve.  David supported the Peruvian leadership team in developing trip activities with local community management groups, conducting communications with British tourism operator partner, and in the creation of a marketing and public relations strategy for the U.S. market including managing the website www.AdventureServiceTourism.com.

David earned his M.S. Organizational Management from the School for International Training, 2006; and his B.S. in Business Administration from Colorado State University, 2000.