Ted Bainbridge - Founder, CEO & President

Ted Bainbridge is the president of Visitor's Choice USA. He started with his wife in the publishing business in 1992 with real estate industry. When the market went soft in 1995, he broadened his horizons to produce map and tourist magazines. His company back then was called Community Projects. In 2001, he moved his family to Bend, Oregon. He envisioned expanding with an associate Wayne Kehoe from Banff, Alberta (who had started Visitor Choice in 1992) and changed the name to Visitor's Choice USA.
 
He has a finance degree from Georgia Southern University.
 
Ted and his family have a passion for golf and travel. They love living in Central Oregon.

Michael Glover - Director of Strategic Development

Born and raised in Northern California, Michael Glover has lived in New York City, South Florida, Oregon and Nevada, has traveled to 45 of 50 states and visited 4 continents.  His love of learning started early, and has led him to obtaining several degrees including a two-year pre-med degree, and a Master of Science in Commercial Recreation/Tourism Marketing at CSU, Sacramento.

He has extensive experience in the hospitality and tourism industry, in both the private and public sectors, and has also run his own consulting business, focusing on developing strategic marketing plans for destinations. As a consultant, Glover has also completed independent research projects for Kirkwood Ski Resort and the Strategic Marketing Group, as well as having written business and marketing plans for various individuals and companies.

At Visitor's Choice, Mike’s role as Director of Strategic Development focuses on new market development, editorial and marketing.

Michelle A. Rea - Director of Sales Development

Michelle A. Rea is an entrepreneur and innovative thinker. She brings 17 year’s of retail management and team coaching to the Visitor’s Choice team. She has been a team trainer for the Limited Corporation and has traveled extensively. Michelle enjoys traveling and listening to people’s stories; her philosophy is that you can learn from everyone’s experiences. Her motivation stems from believing in your self and celebrating who you are! She adores her dog Benny Brown. They reside in Bend, Oregon, where they enjoy long walks and beautiful mountain sunsets!

Richard Morton – Director of Production Services

Richard was born in Burbank, California. The family shortly moved a bit south to the Signal Hill/Long Beach area and spent the next few decades there. Richard attended Long Beach City College, graduating from there with an Associate Degree in Science in 1987. Richard was then accepted and attended California State University – Long Beach, completing coursework towards a degree in Geological Sciences.

From 1987 to 2001, Richard worked full time in various capacities at several small businesses serving the Environmental Consulting industry in Southern California. Starting out at the bottom as office assistant/field support, he worked his way up eventually to the position of Office Manager, overseeing all fieldwork for the company and training new personnel in proper field procedures. Richard also obtained a California Registered Environmental Assessor certification (one of the few people at the time to be granted certification based on documented field experience rather than simply holding a 4-year degree), and was responsible for all Phase I Environmental Assessment Reports prepared by his office.

In 2001, deciding it was time for a change from the Big City and Life In The Fast Lane (not that any lane moves that fast in Southern California…) Richard pulled up stakes and moved to beautiful Central Oregon, where he had been vacationing for many years. Shortly after moving, he obtained an administrative position with Visitor’s Choice, and over the past 6 years has worked his way from Administrative Assistant to Project Coordinator to Director of Production Services.

Richard’s interests include geology (all that school work has to be good for something), photography, and travel. If you look close, you might even catch some of his photos in different Visitor’s Choice publications. He is happily married to Holly, his wife of 3 years, and they are currently parenting Spike (their neurotic, co-dependent dog with severe separation anxiety…), Casper (the friendly cat, the friendliest cat you’ll know…) and Phydeaux (their hissy 15 year old cat that doesn’t get along with the neurotic dog…and yes, it’s pronounced “Fido”).