OUR STAFF

Jean Moss began Olde Ipswich Tours 18 years ago, motivated by her love of travel, history and fine culinary experiences. She is proud of the detailed and carefully planned itineraries that have offered so many clients unique travel experiences over the years. She has an undergraduate degree in French from Colby College and a Masters degree in French from Middlebury College earned at the University of Paris. She has lived in Paris, Normandy and Cuernavaca, Mexico. She used to teach French, and likes to pretend that she still does! She is fluent in French and Spanish. She earned her certificate from the International Tour management Institute in San Francisco and began leading tours in 1995. She is passionate about travel, history, fine wine and great food and is an extraordinary tour guide.

John Moss is a practicing lawyer in Cambridge and Boston and believes that lawyers can have fun too. He loves Jean, travel and wine (in that order?). He thinks of himself as a spiritual descendant of Rabelais, and although his French leaves something to be desired, he has a great sense of direction.

Nicholas Caccese has been working with Jean since 2005. He helps out with accounting, database management, website design and maintenance, and tour planning and arrangements. He also somehow managed to gain responsibility for all technological problems in the office. He and his wife, Jessica, spend whatever 'free time' they pretend they have trying to keep up with their inquisitive young daughter.

Vicki Parker started at Olde Ipswich Tours in June 2009. Formerly a freelance health-and-fitness writer for various magazines, she now handles all aspects of tour planning and management-and leads our Rome, Amalfi Coast and Sicily tour. A self-professed Italophile, Vicki has been taking Italian lessons since 2010 and hopes to one day become fluent (so that she can then manage a satellite Olde Ipswich Tours' office from Sorrento). In her free time, she is busy carting her two teenage daughters around Ipswich.

Lisa Merithew is the newest member of the Olde Ipswich Tours team. She assists with tour planning and arrangements. She has a deep passion for travel and enjoys learning about the rich history of the many places we travel to. In her free time she engages in metal working and wood working. Lisa has just returned from her first trip to Tuscany and is excited to continue to travel and learn.