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Our Team
Liam Gideon
CEO
Tour Guide, Foodie, Barfly
Jim Garrett
Guide - Trainer
Derrick Wall
Guide
Claudia Elias
Guide - Content Manager
From Cuban-Lebanese roots, Claudia is a native of the DMV. She frequently visited the Smithsonian Museums as a child. For her 8th birthday, she celebrated by visiting the National Gallery of Art and eating fresh pain au chocolat.
Pamela Roberts
Guide
Pam is a Washington area native, raised in Alexandria, VA. She grew up on property that was owned by George Washington and feels very fortunate that this is where her roots are.
Reid Schoenfeld
Guide
Reid, a combat veteran and former U.S. Naval Aviator, possesses a profound respect for Arlington National Cemetery, which fuels his passion for leading tours.
Christina Vontersch
Guide
Christina was born at Fort Belvoir, a hop skip and a jump from Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. As a true military brat Christina spent most of her childhood traveling with her family.
Andrew Hartsmith
Director of Operations
Born in Annapolis, Maryland, spent much of his life traveling and living in numerous places such as Scotland, England, and Cambodia.
Laurel Martin
Guide
Laurel was born locally at Bethesda Naval Hospital (the same hospital where JFK’s autopsy took place, though several decades earlier than Laurel’s debut). After a few moves courtesy of the United States Navy, Laurel’s family settled in Virginia Beach.
Meg McGarry
Guide - Marketing Manager
Meg is originally from Louisville, Ky. but has called Washington DC home for over a decade now. Meg was a professional actor for many years and is a natural-born storyteller.
Kirsten Koch
Guide - Writer
Kirsten was born and grew up in Yorktown Virginia, approximately ten minutes away from the site of the last major battle of the American Revolution
Skye Cranney
Guide
Her passion for anything related to American history is unending - just try to get her to stop talking about it once she’s gotten started.
Kevin Golden
Guide
A native of Chicagoland, Kevin moved here forty years ago to work in the software industry. During that time, he shepherded friends and family visiting from the Midwest around the DC sites.
Rett Dean
Concierge - Guide - Content Creator
Rett was born in Frederick, Maryland and has always found a passion for stories, weather that be fictional or non-fictional. He spent his childhood wandering around the Smithsonian's - the American History Museum has always been his favorite.
Laura Bruckmann
Director of Strategy
Laura Bruckmann is a devoted Georgetown Hoya whose career has spanned finance, education, museum management and even Zamboni driving.
Nick Perkins
Guide - Writer
Nick, who grew up in New Haven, CT, moved to D.C. for college in 2021 and never looked back. He’s adored history since he was born, traveling to presidential history sites as obscure as the William Henry Harrison museum with his family all through childhood.
James Malone
Guide
James was born in Washington DC into a long line of lifelong area residents.
Tony Spadafora
Guide
Tony Spadafora was born four blocks from Philadelphia’s Independence Hall, breathing in a love of History with the doctor’s first slap. He went on to teach English and History, with some time in Italy, Korea, and Malaysia.
Shane Harris
Guide
Shane has been fascinated with history since reading about Ancient Egypt at 6 years old. Ever a lifelong traveler, he has traveled to Europe, Africa, and Asia, living in southern China for 7 years and Cambodia for 5 months.
Dash Krempel
Guide
Dash was born in San Francisco in the 90s and can’t remember a time when he wasn’t obsessed with some part of history.