Brief Bio of Sandy Dhuyvetter
(In depth bio)

Sandy Dhuyvetter is the award winning host of several radio and TV programs. She is also founder and inspiration behind Celestialink, LLC, and the TravelTalkMEDIA companies. Celestialink’s name originated from Sandy’s mother whose name was Celeste. The company, like its name suggests, has reached out to the world to globally connect listeners and viewers to the experts and world leaders in every field of travel and lifestyle.

Ms. Dhuyvetter's technical and creative background has enabled her to develop a communication platform that has grown in the last 7 years to become the premier travel programming preferred by over 140 countries each month and 22,000 visitors each day to her Web site.

She is highly regarded as a technologist as well as a superior communicator, always getting the facts to her audiences while treating her guests with respect and making them feel comfortable.  Sandy has developed thousands of hours of visibility and opportunity through her radio and TV programming for hundreds of companies who are in the travel and lifestyle sector.

RECENT NEWS:

·         In October 2008, Sandy signed an agreement with China Education Media Group to form a new Travel Channel in China. Sandy will produce and acquire programming for this new station.

·        In January 2008, The American Tourism Society is implementing it’s first year of a Leadership Committee, Sandy has agreed to be a member of this committee and serve the ATS.

·         In Oct 2007, Sandy was named as a member of the board of advisors for the internationally acclaimed CHN University, Department of Media and Entertainment Management.
Click URL to read more. www.traveltalkradio.com/PR_chnuniversity_jul22_07.html

·         In July 2007, Sandy was appointed to the private sector advisory committee for the Transportation Security Administration as part of her DHS responsibilities.

·         In December 2006, the US Department of Homeland Security appointed Sandy to the Secure Borders and Open Doors Advisory Committee. 
Click URL to read more. www.traveltalkradio.com/PR_dhs_dec14_06.html

·         Sandy and Dr. Sun Yat-sen, a special documentary in Chinese and English was awarded 1^st Prize for the 2006 Final Radio Report Contest in Nanjing China.
Click URL to read more. www.traveltalkradio.com/PR_chinaradioprize_mar07.html

·         TravelTalkRADIO was honored to receive the 6th Annual Tanzania Tourism Board Media Award in 2006.
Click URL to read more.  www.traveltalkradio.com/PR_may02_mediaaward_06.html

Ms Dhuyvetter obtained her undergraduate and teaching degrees at Arizona State University in illustration and design. Sandy served as adjunct professor at Mission College in Santa Clara where she taught computer graphics. Sandy is also a 1995 graduate of the Pac Bell sponsored Entrepreneurial Incubator program for multi-media based businesses in the Bay Area and Silicon Valley. She frequently speaks to audiences addressing such subjects as the use of a combination of Radio, TV and Web technologies in the successful promotion of trade and the development of global business relationships through highly effective marketing and communication campaigns.

Sandy is an experienced world traveller having visited over 50 countries and posses an extensive knowledge of international business practices and customs up to and including ministry and ambassadorship levels. Her ability to produce and distribute world class programming is widely acclaimed.

Ms. Dhuyvetter believes that international travel and tourism constitute a huge economic engine capable of paving the way to increased opportunities for countries and their people. She also believes women are one of the major driving forces behind tourism and she enjoys highlighting those countries that applaud and honour their women as an integral foundation of the society. Her work for Tourism4Peace.com, International Peace through Tourism, TourismCares, Africa Travel Association and the Africa Peace Caravan.

Her passion is to encourage efforts that attract cultural exchange and understanding and to continue to work toward providing visibility to emerging and developing tourism destinations around the world. She believes international exchanges and collaborations will ultimately attract world peace.