The Travel Team

Our advisors are masters of creating epic itineraries, managing logistics and making trip planning fun. We’re travelers, too – we know how to best plan your adventure from take off to landing. After all, true luxury is not how much you pay for the hotel, it’s having US do all the planning, all YOU do is show up. Our vast experience doesn’t come from sitting behind a desk, it’s our boots on the ground. We routinely meet with partners, inspect hotels, vet guides, and immerse ourselves in the destinations we’re planning for you. We’re a tight knit team – when you work with one advisor, you get all our brains, so your perfect trip is the result of our collective expertise. Ready to Go? Click the Contact Us button to get started on your next big adventure!

Jeanne Polocheck
Jeanne PolocheckAgency Owner & Advisor
As a featured TV travel and wine expert, Jeanne talks travel 24/7, and hosts a podcast, Well Traveled Texan: Global Travel, Food and Wine. She loves helping people fully discover the world with their eyes, ears, minds and taste buds.
Louiza Deskin
Louiza DeskinAgency Manager
Louiza keeps our clients’ itineraries on track and is a master of organization and efficiency, thanks to her previous career as a corporate meeting planner and a leisure travel agent.
Laura Krugly
Laura KruglyAdvisor/Houston
Laura combines her 20 year career in business and keen eye for detail with her passion for travel. She’s explored such far-off destinations as Bosnia, Honduras, Argentina, Japan, Singapore, Indonesia, Turkey and the Maldives.
Tammi Wright
Tammi WrightAdvisor/Los Angeles
Our Los Angeles office is headed up by one of the most charismatic women in Hollywood, Tammi Chase Wright.
Jennifer Beltz
Jennifer BeltzAdvisor/Los Angeles
Jennifer is a consummate foodie and thrives on the excitement and anticipation of her next destination. She grew up in Southern California and built a career in finance before moving to Hong Kong as an expat for her husbands’ job.
Lindsay Becker
Lindsay BeckerAdvisor/Los Angeles
Lindsay’s passion for travel is matched by her curiosity in discovering new destinations.
Nicole Ngo
Nicole NgoAdvisor/Houston
Nicole’s all about living like a local in every destination, helping every traveler make memories. Born in Saigon, she grew up in Houston, graduating with a degree in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin.
Beth Guinn
Beth GuinnAdvisor/Houston
Beth’s energy, travel experience and passion for discovering destinations make her the perfect addition to our team at Well Traveled Texan. A native Houstonian, Beth grew up spending her summers soaking up the sun
Dana Nance
Dana NanceAdvisor/Austin
Dana comes from a successful professional career where she perfected all the skills that make her a detail oriented and enthusiastic Travel Advisor. Dana’s career has spanned from working as a radio DJ to a national advertising sales director for NBC Universal Television, but travel has always been her passion.
Lissette Jenkins
Lissette JenkinsAdvisor/Houston
Lissette joins Well Traveled Texan from a successful career in the corporate world in media sales, managing a wide range of clientele from luxury brands to the arts, and as a small business owner in interior design. She understands the importance of listening
Krista Lauritzen
Krista LauritzenAdvisor/Houston
Krista’s clients love her enthusiasm, knowledge of destinations and attention to every detail. Since joining our team, she’s created hundreds of memory making trips while expanding her on the ground knowledge and expertise in destinations all over Europe, Asia and South America.
Molly Strange
Molly StrangeAdvisor/Houston
Molly is a Well Traveled Texan, foodie and sommelier who brings so much fun to travel planning. She loves integrating culture, food and wine into itineraries and helping clients get the best out of every destination.
Courtney McCord
Courtney McCordAdvisor/Dallas
Courtney is all about living life to the fullest. A passionate traveler and foodie, she loves connecting people through travel and cultural discovery, bringing energy and experience to every trip she plans.
Jen Christensen
Jen ChristensenAdvisor/Washington DC Metro
Jennifer joins Well Traveled Texan from a successful career in business development with a focus on public safety and security. As a world traveler, she combines her passion for travel with her unique experience to create extraordinary adventures.
Nicki Polocheck
Nicki PolocheckAdvisor/Houston
An avid traveler since age 7, when she hosted a family Travel TV show with her Mom, this Well Traveled Texan has traveled to 31 countries and counting. Clients love her sunny personality, time management and organization skills which keep her itineraries exciting, well paced and perfectly planned.