The Pandion Team

Pandion is a travel industry consultancy based in Seattle, Washington. Clients span the globe and range from travel companies and entrepreneurs, governments, and travel destinations and associations. Pandion’s mission is to raise the standards, quality, and sustainability of the travel industry. This is accomplished through facilitating community development workshops, designing and delivering industry training, and direct consulting with businesses and destinations. At the heart of this work is a passion for sustainable business, and the concept that we can have a profound impact on the world due to our actions.

Pandion is led by travel industry veteran, Dan Moore. Dan has over 15 years experience as an entrepreneur, professional adventure guide, and educator. He specializes in designing cutting edge tourism education products. His vast operations knowledge, including guide training, permitting, sustainability, and staff management is what differentiates Pandion from other consultancies. Dan sits on several non-profit boards, and is a member of the faculty for Adventure EDU, the education and consulting arm of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. He also teaches Ecotourism, Adventure Travel, and Guide Training at Peninsula College in Washington State and is the Chair of the international Adventure Travel Guide Standard Governance Board.

SEAN PETERSMARK – PROJECT MANAGER

Sean’s professional experience has been fueled by his passion to preserve our natural environments through tourism. A passion discovered during an adventure road trip out west.

While finishing his Business and Sustainability degree at Western Washington University, Sean completed two internships running an environmental program, auditing, and analysis of a B-Corp certification. After college, Sean joined the Pandion team assisting in rural tourism workshops and market research. He then moved on to work as the Sustainability Leader for the Olympic National Park Lodges, implementing environmental programs for the operations and ensuring compliance with National Park standards.

Since then he has supported various roles in the industry including an indigenous rehabilitation project in Uganda, sales manager for an inbound tour operator, and a naturalist guide for a Washington based tour company. With Pandion, Sean combines his sustainability lens and passion for adventure to bring long-term solutions and support for the tourism industry.

LAURA RAYMOND – SUSTAINABILITY CONSULTANT, PROJECT MANAGER

Laura is a professional project manager and community development expert. She has years of first-hand experience cultivating relationships in communities, and has developed projects with a deep commitment to community empowerment and leadership. Laura has an MBA in Sustainable Business and is versed in triple-bottom line accounting. She has been a leader in connecting sustainable agriculture with culinary arts, and understands the dynamic between needs of business owners with the consumer.

PAUL EASTO – ADVISOR

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Currently Managing Director of Wilderness Scotland, Paul is on the Advisory Board of the Adventure Travel Trade Association. He is also a Board Member of the UK’s largest national park – The Cairngorms. Paul has an MBA from the University of Edinburgh with specialisms in marketing, eco-preneurship and sustainability. He has also completed the Entrepreneurship Development Program at MIT Sloan School of Management.

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