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You won't find a better staff of Tour Directors than here at Starr!
Starr Tour Directors go out of their way to make your trip enjoyable, fun and safe. Every Tour Director partners up with their driver to become a strong team while on the road.
Many of our customers have become so fond of Starr’s Tour Directors that they request to continue traveling with them on future trips. We know that once you get the opportunity to meet our staff that you'll be hooked!
Click on the name of a Tour Director below (listed in alphabetical order by first name) to catch a glimpse of them and see what tours they will be directing this year:
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Alice Gripman Years of Service: 24 |
12/10/10 Hershey Holiday |
In addition to directing tours for Starr, Alice is an artist. She is a freelance illustrator and painter and has designed several book jackets. She served as director Fashion and Commercial Art at the Art Institute of Philadelphia for 5 years and also taught painting and drawing in the Trenton public school system. Alice loves to travel and has been all over the world, from Russia to China and beyond. |
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Allan Goldenberg Years of Service: 6 |
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Alan loves his work as a music instructor at Penn State/Brandywine. He teaches classical music and jazz history. He also works as a freelance musician and has performed at 4 Presidential inaugurations! Alan enjoys traveling to destinations off-the-beaten-path and loves trivia. |
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Andrew Weiner Years of Service: 12 |
9/11/10 Mohonk Mountain Resort
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Andrew enjoys traveling to new places, theater, model trains and going to the movies. He is married and has a 1 year old daughter. He loves leading Starr trips and considers everyone on tour part of his family. |
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Andy Waskie Years of Service: 27 |
9/11/10-9/12/10 Chesapeake Charms |
Andy is a professor at Temple University and teaches Civil War history. Prior, Andy served as a professor at Rider University and Holy Family University. He is a published author and extremely active in Civil War history, research and preservation. |
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April Campbell Years of Service:28 |
9/12/10-9/18/10 Mackinac Island |
When not on tour, April works with therapy dogs. She visits senior homes and elementary schools that have the "Kids Read to Dogs" program. Her favorite "therapy" companion is her own Chihuahua, Toby. |
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Bette Barr Years of Service: 6 |
9/24/10-9/26/10 Girlfriends Getaway
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Bette loves to spend time volunteering with the USO at McGuire Air Force Base at Fort Dix. She is retired from the East Windsor Regional School District and also loves to read, exercise, and ski. Married for 44 years, she enjoys spending time with her family. |
| Bob Groover Years of Service: 3 |
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| Bobbi Flesher Years of Service: 14 |
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Carole Taylor Years of Service: 14 |
9/5/10-9/12/10 Bermuda Cruise |
Carole loves gardening, sewing, music and dancing. She is a member of the Eastern Star in Princeton and the Urban League of Trenton. Before arriving at Starr, Carole worked at Educational Testing Services. She enjoys spending time with her son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren. |
| Ceil Fresolone Years of Service: 20 |
9/4/10 Tangier Island |
Ceil loves arts & crafts, pottery, crocheting and traveling. She enjoys getting in her car and exploring places she has never been and she also loves visiting flea markets and antique shops. She lives with her son, daughter-in-law and 2 year old granddaughter Juliana. | |
| Christine Durling Years of Service: 7 |
9/17/10-9/19/10 Washington, DC |
Christine has enjoyed spending the past 25 years as a teacher and librarian in the Bordentown School District. She enjoys spending time with her son, daughter-in-law and granddaughter who live close to her in New Jersey, and she also has a son in California. | |
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Dolores Barbieri Years of Service: 21 |
10/16/10 Hudson River Fall Foliage |
With an extensive working backround in Public Relations and Special Events, Dolores has used these skills as a Tour Director and to the benefit of her community serving as President of her local civic organization as well as her church's social group. Additionally, each year she coordinates the area's annual Memorial Day Parade. An avid baseball fan and news "junkie", Dolores enjoys playing travel trivia and word games with passengers on her Starr trips. |
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Eileen Markey Years of Service: 11 |
9/12/10-9/14/10 Block Island 9/18/10-9/25/10 Branson 10/16/10 Hudson River Fall Foliage 10/22/10-10/24/10 Montreal Express 10/30/10 Cleopatra Exhibit at Franklin Institute 12/11/10 Amish Country Christmas |
Eileen lives in central New Jersey, though she still considers herself a “country girl at heart!” She enjoys spending time with her family and friends. She is a retired teacher and enjoys reading, going to Broadway shows, working on various committees for her housing community and doing volunteer work. |
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Evy Simon Years of Service: 11 |
9/11/10 Assateague
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Evy is originally from Philadelphia. She was a teacher in Baltimore and New York, and raised her family in Montreal. Then it was on to Indianapolis before she and her husband moved back to the East Coast. Next time you travel with her, ask Evy about her cool job as a "standardized patient." |
| Gloria Bocchicchio Years of Service: 8 |
9/12/10-9/15/10 Outer Banks 9/18/10-9/25/10 Starr Reunion Cruise-Canada 9/26/10-9/30/10 Niagara Falls/Toronto 10/16/10 Baltimore 12/11/10 Hershey Holiday |
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Jane Peters Estes Years of Service: 19 |
9/10/10-9/12/10 Civil War Trail 9/18/10-9/25/10 Reunion Cruise-Canada 10/11/10-10/14/10 Majestic Maine 10/22/10-10/24/10 Civil War Trail 10/29/10-10/31/10 Niagara Falls 3-day Special 11/24/10-11/27/10 Biltmore Thanksgiving 12/10/10-12/12/10 Washington, DC 12/18/10 Hershey Holiday 12/31/10-1/1/11 New Years Eve at Nichols Village, Clark Summit, PA |
Jane works as a guide at the Hagley Museum and Library in Delaware. Jane has a passion for history and in her free time belongs to a History Club that re-enacts the Civil War – she dresses as a lady of the 1860’s, right down to bloomers and corset! Jane also enjoys spending time with her husband Gary and their two cats. |
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Jo Ann Bates Years of Service: 14 |
9/12/10-9/15/10 Niagara Falls |
Jo Ann loves volunteering in her community in various capacities. She is President of the Board of Directors of the Baroque Orchestra of New Jersey, a community orchestra she helped found in 1996. She has a Master's Degree in Spanish from NYU and lived in Spain for 7 years while studying and working. She is fluent in Spanish and also speaks French. Jo Ann enjoys international travel, Broadway, music, snorkeling, bird watching and taking care of her parakeet. |
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John Ciborowski Years of Service: 29 |
9/17/10-9/19/10 Lake George 10/16/10-10/17/10 Ghosts Of Gettysburg 10/30/10-10/31/10 Ghosts Of Gettysburg 12/4/10-12/5/10 Hershey Holiday 12/11/10-12/12/10 Hershey Holiday |
John enjoys his job as a full time high school science teacher in Kenilworth, New Jersey. He loves hiking and camping and volunteers as a Boy Scout Master Leader. John enjoyed guiding his own son through his boy scout troop, and he now attends Drexel College for Engineering. John currently resides in Pittstown, NJ with his wife of 36 years. |
| Kathy Walgate Years of Service: 15 |
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| Kevin O'Brien Years of Service: 11 |
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Lucille George Years of Service: 20 |
10/1/10-10/3/10 Berkshires, MA |
Before joining Starr, Lucille worked for 30 years as a Violations Court Administrator in Burlington County. Today she divides her time working in Starr’s Trenton office and leading tours. She has been married for 49 years and loves spending time with her 3 children and 9 grandchildren. Lucille also enjoys cooking and traveling. |
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Mary Anne Kostic-King Years of Service: 22 |
9/12/10-9/16/10 Niagara Falls/Toronto 9/17/10-9/19/10 Boston Express 9/26/10-9/29/10 Niagara Falls 10/3/10-10/6/10 Cape Cod 10/10/10-10/13/10 Cape Cod 10/16/10-10/17/10 Connecticut Rail & Sail 10/23/10 Haunted New York City 11/13/10-11/14/10 Washington DC Cooking Show 12/11/10 NYC Holiday Splendor 12/29/10-1/3/11 Myrtle Beach New Years Eve |
Mary Anne loves traveling and spending time volunteering for her church and community activites. She is happily married to Starr driver Bill King and loves when they work as a team and lead tours together. Mary Anne is currently studying for her Master’s Degree. |
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Penny Rudolph Years of Service: 24 |
9/11/10-9/12/10 PA Grand Canyon |
Penny enjoys biking, walking in Valley Forge National Park and playing golf. Penny holds a degree in education from Penn State University and continues to teach both Science and English. She loves nature and the environment so she especially loves leading Starr trips to mountains, countrysides and coastlines. |
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Rosemarie Bridgeman Years of Service: 24 |
9/5/10 Assateague Adventure Cruise |
Rosemarie loves spending her free time with her husband Jack, a retired Starr driver, her 5 children and 12 grandchildren! She enjoys walking on the beach, fireworks and wildflowers. Before becoming a Tour Director, Rosemarie was a Legal Secretary. |















