Meet The Team

Meet the people that are making magic behind the scenes to bring to you the Latino Travel Fest.

Vanessa Fondeur-Adams

Founder & CEO

She is an entrepreneur and NYC educator for 14+ years. She’s a self-proclaimed bon vivant and global citizen with visits to 33 countries in all 7 continents, and 37 U.S. States under her belt. She curates immersive cultural experiences around the world, hosts a book club, self-improvement, and social events, and has an insatiable appetite for living the next best experience! She loves luxury – even if she cannot always afford it. She enjoys sparkling wines, a nice cup of tea, tasting menus, and an interesting scoop of ice cream. Consider her as the adventurous travel foodie buddy you have not met yet!

Follow her adventures on Instagram, her Blog, and her LinkedIn.

Delitza Medina

Logistics & Partnerships Director

She is the founder of Aligned OBM; a soul-led mompreneur, who with passion and faith took the leap to finally start her own business after successfully managing operations for a multitude of companies, both large and small. I help service-based entrepreneurs avoid burnout by managing the day-to-day aspect of their businesses. Through a mix of my strengths as a thought partner, intuitive coach, and administrator, my work moves my clients from feeling overwhelmed to overjoyed. I am not your typical online business manager, I operate beyond measure!

Follow her adventures on Instagram, her Business IG, and her Business Website.

Alexa Vargas

Operations Manager

She is a Caribeña empowering soul-led entrepreneurs as an operations manager and virtual assistant. She is also a content creator who creates sacred spaces in her Bronx & New Jersey homes.

Follow her adventures on Instagram.

Jeanine Romo

Marketing Manager

She is a travel blogger, content creator, and podcaster who loves outdoor adventure. Her blog features destination guides and helpful tips that serve as inspiration for those who want to travel more adventurously. When she’s not traveling around the world she’s exploring her home state of California and neighboring states. You can often catch her road-tripping to national parks, state parks, and other off-the-beaten-path destinations.

Follow her adventures on Instagram and her Podcast.

Rosa Castillo

Speakers/Talent Manager

She is a Latina content creator who runs The Traveling Roses blog along with her teenage daughter. Whether it’s hopping on a plane to a faraway destination or jumping in the car for a quick getaway; the journey is just as fun as the destination. Working alongside with Tourism Boards, Hotels & tourist attractions they have built a brand and portfolio where they share travel adventures and help bring awareness to mother/daughter travel across their platforms.

Follow her adventures on Instagram and her Blog.

Brenda Mejia

Volunteers Manager

She is a female solo budget traveler who has been blogging for 8 years. One of her passions as a traveler is exploring off-the-beaten-path destinations. Besides traveling, Brenda is the CEO of Eventurera Ediciones, a publishing house focused on printed travel resources, and also works as an SEO consultant and Languages teacher.

Follow her adventures on Instagram and her Blog.

Mireille Fondeur

Social Media Manager

She is a world traveler based in Florida, a mom of 2 beautiful kids, and our social media manager for the past 4 years. Make sure to say hi on the Latino World Travelers and Latino Travel Fest grams.

Follow her adventures on Instagram.

Leean Claire

Public Relations Intern

She is a lifestyle, travel, and student content creator based in NYC. She is currently in college attending the Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) with an advertising and promotion focus.

Follow her adventures on Instagram and YouTube.