WHO ARE WE?

Rob Harris • President and Owner

Rob has over 25 years of experience in the industry as one of the owners of Carrousel Travel. He oversees all aspects of our business with a strong focus on group and corporate travel. He has been involved with the travel program for Mayo Clinic Leisure & Lifestyles since 1998. His strong sense of adventure has led the group through the great plains of Africa to the glaciers of Antarctica.

Sara Keomanivong Mooney • Senior Account Director

Sara joined Carrousel Travel in 2000 and has worked in the group department ever since. She leads many of our Mayo Clinic Leisure & Lifestyles tours and recently returned from Cuba with the group in January 2015. Her travels, both professional and personal, have brought her to nearly every corner of the world - from Argentina to Zambia. In addition to traveling with our groups, she handles the planning, development and marketing of our programs.

Vanessa Merchant Blaisdell • Senior Account Director

Vanessa is an accomplished travel professional with more than 15 years’experience developing and managing high profile accounts for travel to nearly every part of the world. A tested and successful planner and manager of trips, meetings and events for groups up to 500 participants. She most recently traveled with Mayo Clinic to Ireland and Italy. Favorite destinations, both personally and professionally, include Hawaii for its warm weather, kind people and slow pace, South America for the food and music, especially Brazilian jazz and Nepal for its intensely rich culture and mountainous scenery.

Kelsey Moorhouse • Group Travel Coordinator

Kelsey is new to our team and joins us with previous industry experience. She is our trusted administrative assistant and handles everything from inputting trip registrations to travel staffing on our programs. She is the backbone of our department and keeps us all in line.