Meet our team
Alex Hill
PRESIDENT
Tourism & Business Destination Coordinator with Yarra Ranges Shire Council and formerly Melbourne Operations Manager with Tourism Adventure Group, Alex has worked in management positions across Australia, Germany and The UK within the adventure tourism industry and is now in local government. A local of the Mornington Peninsula and part of the founding team of YTV. Please feel free to get in touch via alex.hill@ytv.org.au
Adam Hobson
VICE - PRESIDENT
Growing up in South East Melbourne, Adam discovered a passion for tourism whilst backpacking Europe. ON returning back home, he undertook a Cert IV in Tourism before landing his first guiding job in Alice Springs. The skills developed here, showing backpackers around the Red Centre, held him in good stead as he returned to do tours in Victoria with the Get Lost Travel Group over the next few years.
Adam founded Victorian Bus Charters in 2018 and has been on the YTV Committee since 2019.
Elise Savage
SECRETARY
Originally from England but has resided in Melbourne for the last seven years. After completing advanced studies in Hospitality Management, Elise went on to have a ten year career as International Cabin Crew for Virgin Atlantic Airways before making the move to Australia with her backpack. For the last four years Elise has worked for Study Destination assisting international people with their enrolments and visa requirements to study in Australia.
Paul Mitchinson
TREASURER
Originally from the UK with over 10 years experience in the retail travel sector spanning the UK, US, and Australia. Over the past 5 years, he has held various senior leadership positions in both the inbound and outbound tourism sector in his adopted home – Melbourne.
Denise Houlihan
MEMBER SUPPORT
Denise has been in the travel and tourism travel industry for over 15 years since graduating with a degree in Business (Tourism Management). She has managed numerous hostels around Melbourne as well as working at Backpackers World Travel. Denise then moved on to adventure-based international travel and finally made a switch to marketing in 2019. Denise is now a freelance marketer with a strong focus on building communities.
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