Ludus: Track and Field Tours

team

Learn about Team Ludus.  Who are we?  We’re athletes, we’re entrepreneurs, we're fun and we’re the most over-educated tour company you’ll run across! Grab a seat next to any one of us at the next Ludus dinner and you won't be let down...!

 
 
Adam Dailey
Chief Executive Officer

Hometown: Austin, TX
Education: MBA, Univ. of Arkansas
Favorite Vacation: Greek Islands
Favorite Event: Olympics

Adam oversees day-to-day management of Ludus, as well as new business development opportunities and overall Ludus strategy. He loves working with new and different people. As a former athlete, Adam loves working on the Olympics because of the magnitude of the event and the excitement in Olympic city in the buildup to the Games.
 
 
Ian Hamilton email
Vice President, International Sales

Hometown: Kingston, Ontario
Education: Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology
Favorite Vacation: Miami to Key West sailing trip -- 1988
Favorite Event: Summer Olympics: 4 x 100 meter Relay

Ian joined Ludus Sports in the Spring 2010 to develop and lead the company’s European Business Development and Operations with specific responsibility for London 2010 and Sochi 2014. He resides in London with his family and drives the hospitality, sales and workforce accommodation division for Ludus.
 
 
Jessica Dailey email
Vice President, Tours

Hometown: Round Rock, TX
Education: MBA, European University
Favorite Vacation: Australia
Favorite Event: Olympics

At Ludus, Jessica is in charge of tours, itineraries and new events. She offers a great blend of business knowledge and passion for hospitality. Jessica was a former All-American standout at the University of Arkansas. She and her husband, Adam, competed at the 2000 U.S. Olympic Track and Field Trials. She resides in Vancouver, BC with Adam and their two children.
 
 
Rich Beard email
Director of Tourism and Travel

Hometown: : Round Rock, TX
Education: Texas Tech, 2002

Rich has a passion for travel and experiencing life, which attracted Rich to Ludus Tours in the first place. Rich has been involved with Ludus Tours since 2004, when he first worked as a guide at the Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He returned as a guide in 2006 for the Winter Olympics in Torino, Itally. In 2008, Rich returned once again for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. In 2009, Rich relocated to Vancouver for the Winter Olympics and we haven't been able to get rid of him since. Over the years, Rich has also been on-hand a few times for Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany, and San Fermin (Running of the Bulls) in Pamplona, Spain.
 
 
Anne Korinek
Director of Business Development

Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Education: BA, Univ. of Texas; Masters in BS
Favorite Event: World Cup

Anne was one of the original members of Ludus in Athens, Greece, and she continued the adventure in Turin, Italy, where she was in charge of staffing as well as group sales, where some of her clients included ABC News and the Russian Olympic Federation. She heads up the International Festivals Division these days.
 
 
Victoria Whyte email
Marketing Coordinator

Hometown: Calgary, CANADA
Education: University of British Columbia
Favorite Event: Oktoberfest

Victoria started as an intern with Ludus because she wanted to be a part of the Vancouver Games in her home country of Canada. Now she's hooked on Ludus. She heads up the social media and waits patiently all year for Oktoberfest to come around.
 
 
Raffaella Cinti email
Director of International Sales

Hometown: Torino, Italia
Education: Economics, University of Parma
Favorite Vacation: Sardigna
Favorite Event: Olympics

Raffa fell in love with the Olympic Games when it was hosting in 2006 in her host city of Torino, Italy. She left Italy because she was tired of being stuck behind a desk! She loves laughing and sharing emotions, experiences, meals and drinks with others. Like most Europeans, she speaks a plethora of languages...
     
 
Ann Lanari email
Special Events

Hometown: : Eveleth, MN
Education: Master of Science, Colorado Mines
Favorite Vacation: weekend in Duluth
Favorite Event: Olympics

Ann joined Team Ludus as a guide for the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics. Ann has been instrumental in the growth of Ludus. She resides in Vancouver, Canada, with her husband Marc and their son Luciano.