Meet Our Members

As a tour guide and a native San Diegan, my goal is to give visitors a memorable experience in San Diego that they will not get on their own or with anyone else. I accomplish this by sharing local stories and extensive knowledge of what makes this coastal city unique and different from any other city in America. Combined with my sense of adventure and flexibility I am able to customize the experience to any size group, age or interest. Whether it is the usual tourist attractions or the secret spots that only locals know about, I want to make your visit to San Diego an experience that will be the highlight of your trip.  Something you will remember and talk about for years to come.  This is my passion and my success since 2011.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours

Specialized Tours Offered:

• City Highlights
• Hiking
• Nature Experiences
• Walking Excursions

Patti has been an ambassador for the city of San Diego almost her entire life (since she was 7 years old) and a certified tour guide for 6 years. She takes great pride when traveling the world and meeting people who are still touched by their visit to San Diego. After a few of these encounters, Patti thought “what better way to spread the love of San Diego but by becoming a tour guide.” San Diegans are lucky to live in a city with perfect weather and this wonderful weather is accentuated with the iconic attractions and sights around the city. Being a tour guide combines the passion of history (and continual learning through reading and attending lectures) and being with people to share the history and stories of San Diego. Patti would love to share her knowledge of San Diego whether it’s a walking, private or coach tour of the highlights of the city to include, but not limited to Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo, Gaslamp Quarter, Coronado, La Jolla, Cabrillo Monument, beach communities and Embarcadero. Patti looks forward to helping make your visit to San Diego memorable!

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Architecture
• City Highlights
• Walking Excursions

Teresa has lived in San Diego for over 27 years. Growing up in Peru, Teresa was introduced to travel at an early age. Her love of history, geography and an ardent admiration of the wonders of the world led her to a lifelong career in Travel & Tourism. She has travelled the world over leading tours throughout the United States, Latin America, Europe and Asia. Teresa is a true “World Citizen” and she is known by all who meet her as a caring, personable and positive individual, that easily relates to people of different backgrounds and walks of life. She stands ready to provide her guests with impeccable service in the pursuit of a memorable and meaningful experience of a lifetime. Teresa is fluent in English and Spanish

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Bi-Lingual Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• City Highlights
• Hiking
• Nature Experiences
• Walking Excursions

Julie Kremen has been a professional photographer for 15+ years. Her photographic passion and traveler’s spirit have taken her to more than 50 countries where she has spent her time capturing the essence of various cultures, landscapes, and architecture. It was a natural progression for her to offer her photographic experience and talents to travelers who come to San Diego by showing off America’s Finest City, through the eyes of a photographer and expert guide. Please visit her business listing, San Diego Photography Tours, for more info on her unique photo tours of San Diego.

Julie is passionate about all things San Diego —whether from its past, present, or future; and she adamantly stays on top of what is going on in the San Diego region. She enjoys entertaining visitors and locals alike with fun stories and history about San Diego’s colorful past, as well as sharing interesting facts about its exciting future.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Adventure
• City Highlights
• Photography
• Walking Excursions

Alva is a native San Diegan who absolutely loves San Diego. Among her greatest joys is to share the beauty, history and little-known treasures of America’s Finest City with visitors. With a degree in hospitality management and many years as a project manager, customized tour guiding has been a natural culmination of a variety of Alva’s skills, experiences & passions. Whether you’re looking for a daytime City Tour, San Diego After Dark, a dive into San Diego’s Colorful History or a Victorian Tea Party…Alva looks forward to delighting you with special treats and hidden treasures that are sure to make for wonderful memories for you, your friends and family to take home.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Architecture
• City Highlights
• Walking Excursions

Serena has been involved in tourism for many years because she loves people.  She has been more involved in international groups or programs because her ability to be fluent in Spanish, French and conversational Portuguese. Not only experienced in San Diego but has traveled the world. Having the experience she has had, she has come to have repetitious clients.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Bi-Lingual Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Adventure
• Beer & Wine
• Biking
• City Highlights
• Foodie
• Hiking
• Walking Excursions

Kerstin Liedberg has been living in San Diego for the last 30 years. She enjoys sharing her experiences with travelers and telling them about California. In 2020 she was certified as a Tour-Director and guide for Trip School and she is certified as accredited hospitality professional with San Diego Professional Tour Guide Association. Kerstin’s background consist of several years’ experience within the hospitality and travel industries. She has extensive travel experiences, having traveled around the world as a flight attendant and lived in Europe and Asia for many years. While living in Japan, she enjoyed teaching English to businessmen. Everywhere Kerstin has been, she was curious about the people’s cultures and lifestyles. Being able to speak English, French, and Swedish has allowed her to connect with many people of different backgrounds. She believes she can improve the world by helping people relate to and respect each other through their shared experiences.

Services Offered:

• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Tim is originally from New York and has been living in San Diego since 1988.  For 35+ years,  Tim was employed by Marriott, where he had the pleasure of working at several different properties (opened Long Island Marriott 1982 -1984, Central Park New York  Essex House Marriott 1984 – 1985, opened Times Square New York Marriott Marquis 1985 – 1987, opened Palm Desert California J.W. Marriott Desert Springs Resort & Spa 1987-1988, San Diego Marriott Marquis & Marina 1988-May 2018).  Tim worked in a variety of departments, such as the Front Desk, Guest Services and Sales.  His 30 years at the Marina Marriott has been a great opportunity for his wife, Toni, and Tim’s career.  Tim’s voice mail says “It’s another beautiful day in San Diego” … And it’s true! Tim was a Senior Event Manager for over 25 years and continues to be passionate about the Hospitality Industry.  In May 2018, he retired from Marriott with outstanding memories and experiences.  Tim is now working as an Independent Convention Service Event Professional.  His hobbies include surfing, deep sea fishing and golfing with his wife, assorted outdoor activities and traveling.

Services Offered:

• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Bleu retired from a career with the USPS in 2019 and dove straight into the hospitality industry.  She has always loved history and exploring wherever she traveled, sharing with her friends and loved ones her discoveries.  Now she enjoys sharing her enthusiasm for beautiful San Diego with everyone!  Bleu is available as a guide on city tours.  She also works with the cruise terminal and with destination management companies at the San Diego Convention Center. Bleu is a volunteer guide for the Gaslamp Quarter Historical Foundation and the guide for the Lambda Archives Hillcrest Tours.  She also volunteers as an Airport Ambassador. Bleu is a people person with a huge sense of fun.  She has a smile for whoever she meets and believes everyone should be treated with love, kindness, compassion and respect.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• City Highlights
• Hiking
• Nature Experiences
• Walking Excursions

Suzanne is a native Californian with considerable travel experience throughout the state as well as international travel in Europe, Mexico, Costa Rica, China and Japan. Living, working and raising her family in San Diego County for the last 38 years has deepened her knowledge and understanding of San Diego’s rich and unique history, its iconic buildings and museums, parks and neighborhoods, and its stunning miles of coastline with numerous beautiful, public beaches. Suzanne has extensive professional experience in Customer Service, Retail, Convention Centers, Events, Travel Hospitality, Tourism, Transportation, Cruise Ship Embark and Debark Operations and DMC services. Suzanne maintains a current TWIC card, USA passport and California Driver’s License. She is an avid walker and a real enthusiast for the truly special outdoor environments found all over San Diego county.  Because she has lived in the North County area of San Diego for 38 years, she has a local’s “insider” knowledge about the hidden gems: beaches; parks; scenic sites; plus eateries, breweries and wineries as well. Suzanne is a passionate ambassador for the fair city of San Diego.  She relishes the opportunity to share with visitors a transformational travel experience of San Diego’s historic sites, world famous venues, fascinating neighborhoods and breath-taking landscapes.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Beer & Wine
• City Highlights
• Foodie
• Nature Experiences
• Walking Excursions

Mark has led tours throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico and Europe over his over 35 years in the travel industry, but says there are so many wonderful sites to see right in his home city of San Diego and Southern California.  He has worked with a variety of tour groups including seniors, students as well as convention groups.  As a business and culinary school graduate, he enjoys combining his passion for food with his travel career and specializes in food-focused tours. Mark looks forward to sharing America’s Finest City with you. Happy travels and bon appetit!

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Architecture
• Beer & Wine
• City Highlights
• Foodie
• Nature Experiences
• Walking Excursions

Keri has been a local tour guide in San Diego since 1985. She is always happy to share facts, history, current events, trivia and stories about our city. She is flexible and able to accommodate most itinerary needs. She also drives a bus, so is in tune with the drivers, and works well with out-of-town drivers that may not know their way around. Besides San Diego, Keri also does many tours to Los Angeles, Hollywood, Palm Springs, Anza Borrego Desert, and over the road tours of California, the Pacific NW, the Southwest and national parks. People say she is enthusiastic, organized and fun!

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Adventure
• Beer & Wine
• City Highlights
• Photography
• Walking Excursions

Jan became a San Diego Certified City Tour Guide in 2013. Prior to that she had led multi day tours throughout the United States and Europe and also had worked as a Cruise Hostess. After five years of being on the road Jan heard over and over from her tour guests how they “loved San Diego.” Deciding after 5 years of waking up in different beds and different cities for over half the year she thought what could be better than showing off the city she loved best and waking up in her own bedroom every morning.  Jan loves showing off San Diego! Her favorite places include: Cabrillo Point, Balboa Park, Old Town, The Gaslamp District, Coronado, Little Italy, La Jolla and of course the impressive aircraft carrier the MIDWAY which opened as an aviation museum in 2004. The only question Jan has been asked over and over that stumps her is “where is your favorite place to go in San Diego.” The reason Jan explains is that because all the places that make up San Diego contribute equally to making it “America’s Finest City”. They all are unique and wonderful in their own way.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• City Highlights
• Walking Excursions

Fredi Robertson is a native of San Diego with a successful career in science education, is a certified STEM educator and has vast experience in travel throughout the United States and to destinations internationally.  She attended the International Tour Management Institute [ITMI], is a certified San Diego tour guide and is a member of the San Francisco Tour Guild. Fredi designs and provides small group concierge tours for those who are interested in learning about the history, culture, and cuisine of destinations in Southern California. She is founder of the F.A.R. And Away Travel Company and is available to plan and organize tours of Southern California destinations for a day or a month. She is available for step-on city tours of San Diego and for destinations within San Diego County.  Fredi has experience working with local DMCs, has worked meet & greets, dine arounds, escorted tour groups to such destinations as San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, San Diego Wild Animal Park, Segway Tours, Kayaking and exploration of La Jolla Caves, beach parties, micro-breweries, wineries, and food tours. She also has over-the-road group travel experience, as well as has experience in providing tours for international groups and student tours. She has expertise in providing once in a lifetime tours of the cities and National Parks within the Southwest United States, including Tucson, Phoenix, Sedona, Flagstaff, Albuquerque, Santa Fe, Taos, The Grand Canyon, Monument Valley, Zion, Bryce Canyon, Glen Canyon Dam, Lake Powell, and Red Rock Canyon Park.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Beer & Wine
• City Highlights
• Foodie
• Nature Experiences
• Photography
• Walking Excursions

Jaymie has nearly two decades of experience in tourism. A natural storyteller, she came to tour guiding after completing her Bachelors in French and spending two years managing the Provence Regional Tourist Board for the French Government Tourist Office.  She fell in love with group travel while accompanying tour operators and journalists on familiarization tours and press trips and began to wonder if there was a way to travel for a living. This led her into a career in tour management. In 2006, she attended the International Tour Management Institute, and went on to lead tours for Adventures by Disney in Italy & France for four wonderful years.  In 2010, Jaymie met her husband and relocated to his native city of San Diego. What a wonderful place to call home! She has also lived in her native Michigan, France, Chicago, Las Vegas, New York, and Italy.  Jaymie is fluent in French and Italian. She is available for step-on tours of San Diego and San Diego County, meetings & events, airport meet & greets, and transfers. Jaymie has DMC experience, both in-house and on-site, as well as group travel operations experience from initial proposal through tour completion. Jaymie excels in dispatching, transportation, and hospitality desk. Since becoming an active local guide she has assisted with well over 500 conventions & events throughout San Diego. Jaymie has conducted hundreds of motor coach city tours for the cruise lines and is happy to serve as an ambassador for San Diego.

Services Offered:

• City Tours
• Private Tours
• Bi-Lingual Tours
• Airport Meet & Greets
• Hospitality & Registration Staffing
• Transportation – Transfers, Departures and Dine Arounds

Specialized Tours Offered:

• Adventure
• Beer & Wine
• Biking
• City Highlights
• Foodie
• Hiking
• Nature Experiences
• Photography
• Walking Excursions