Generous Adventures Travel Auctions is the only all-travel benefit auction on the Internet. Our mission is to join responsible businesses, conscious-minded travelers and other individuals in an effort to make the world a better place. Toward achieving this, our small staff secures a host of quality worldwide vacations, lists them on our highly visited website, sells them to the highest bidders, and donates the profits to carefully selected non-profit organizations. We offer savings for travelers and collectors, publicity for providers and funding for our beneficiaries - Everybody wins.
We are a modest 'no-frills' organization and operate with four part-time staff and six extended support team members, many of whom volunteer their time. Our office is located in a private home at the end of the U.S. road system in Homer, Alaska
Generous Adventures' Staff and Extended Support Team
Terry Murphy
Awesome and Admirable Auction Director
Eccentric, counselor, big brother and general bleeding heart, it’s no wonder Terry wound up connected with Generous Adventures. He trades collectibles between work, parenting and promoting human welfare. Terry doesn’t think outside the box. With him, there is no box.
Cathy Powell
Gorgeous Global Marketing Director
From a mottled background of business and marketing, Cathy offers communication skills that AT&T could learn from. However stridently and full of gusto Cathy proceeds, she mixes an honest approach to public relations and marketing with the gifts of knowing all the right questions to ask AND hearing the answers.
Mary Kate Guilfoyle
Tenacious Internet Marketing Coordinator
Our newest staff member adds unparalleled enthusiasm to GA‘s colorful cast of characters. From an eclectic background, Mary Kate has taught in Argentina, fought fires with Hobart Hot Shots and done pipefitting on the North Slope. She detonates the scene at GA with a blast of fresh energy and a tsunami approach to marketing.
Sally
Oberstein Magnanimous Founder and Director
World traveler and entrepreneur, Sally has produced fundraising events and organized special projects from coast to coast. Her quirky style, irrepressible dreams, and innovative look at the big picture, guide staff and extended support team at Generous Adventures. Her spontaneous sushi feasts and kayaking offers keep staff well fed and out of trouble.
Murray Wellons
Tremendous and Talented Tours Development Specialist
From a mix of marketing, finance and tourism, Murray brings logic to the GA table when it comes to wild hairs and future endeavors. He’s the guy that considers every person’s perspective and plants our feet to the ground in our dream world of where to travel to next. An antique watch collector, this unpredictable, witty, charming (slightly crazy) Mad Hatter regularly forgets to wind his own.
Gay Rutherford
International Researcher and Envy of All Staff
Originally from southern California, this lighthearted travel enthusiast is on a trail to all corners of the earth. As she hops from continent to continent, this astute traveler keeps the “home offices” abreast of new and interesting adventures and accommodations.
Ron
Downing
Master Webmaster
After 20 years fishing the high seas, Ron swallowed the anchor and
misguidedly sought peace ashore in the gentlemanly occupation of pushing pixels
around a screen. Having traded a 4-month 12-7 job for a 12 month 12-7 job he sometimes wonders who's mastering whom.
Kevin
Bell
Innovative Business Consultant
Artist, teacher and businessman, Kevin applies his creative talent by thinking
outside the box. His brainstorming is responsible for Generous Adventures’ original and immaculate conception.
Shannon
Brooks
Merciful Database Manager
Shannon (www.sitecraft.com) brings serious online auction experience to Generous
Adventures. Based in Oregon, she is the invisible database puppeteer, bringing
invention, magic (seemingly) and life to this unparalleled undertaking. She does
all this from 2700 miles away and makes it seem effortless.
Alex Oberstein Knudtson
Original Office Mascot
This charming and worldly addition to Generous Adventures adds the ingredient that every serious business needs for levity. He’s tenacious, wise, extraordinary, witty, wizardly, composed and magnanimous. And did we mention an awesome skateboarder?
Lucy
Girl
In Memory of our Guardian and Faithful Companion
After being rescued from the animal shelter with no apparent history, this cheerful devotee welcomed GA staff and visitors until just before her 14th birthday. Lucy lifted the spirits of everyone she licked. She lives in our hearts since August 8, 2009.