Andy Northrop,
Operations & Development Manager,
returned to the States and joined CRF after spending nearly 7 years overseas engaged in a combination of travel, cross-cultural living, and research and international development work focused mainly on ecotourism development and sustainability for non-profit organizations. During the last three years he has created and directed experiential learning programs specifically designed to support foundations’ engaged in grassroots sustainable development in Northern Thailand. His graduate research assessed eco-tourism operations in Thailand as a sustainable form of development for rural Thai and ethnic communities, and has encouraged more responsible forms of tourism to emerge from local to international levels.