Meet the Tour Directors of Dan Dipert Tours

Tour Directors

Dan Dipert Tours' Tour Directors, some of whom have been escorting Dan Dipert Tours for over 20 years, are some of the most well-traveled in the industry. They are friendly and caring, and enrich your trip with insider information about the destinations. When you place your vacation in the hands of a Dan Dipert Tour Director, you'll know that every detail will be attended to.

Also see our Driver biographies.

Ginger C.

Ginger has been directing tours for Dipert for 10 years. She worked in various customer service jobs for Western Electric/AT&T in Mesquite then took early retirement from the new Lucent Technologies in 1997. She has been married to her husband Dwight for 43 years and they have one daughter and one granddaughter. Being a tour director has given her so many opportunities to share her love of travel plus meeting new and interesting people along the way. Ginger also enjoys taking short trips with family and close friends, reading, shopping for antique treasures, and taking long walks in the woods. Her favorite part of the U. S. is the Pacific Northwest but finds there are unique places in each and every state in America!

Betty F.

Betty's first trip for Dan Dipert was over 20 years ago and she has had a bag ready ever since. Besides helping travelers have the very best vacation possible, Betty enjoys the challenge of study required, especially for new destinations. Also, the opportunity to meet and enjoy so many different and interesting people who want to enjoy themselves and see the world makes life full and rewarding. Betty worked with her husband in his Veterinary clinic for many years and moved those people skills over to the travel industry with Dan Dipert Tours. She enjoys music, church involvement, entertaining, reading, bridge, and especially family and friends.

Lois H.

Lois' love of travel dates back to her days in New York as an airline stewardess. After she married and moved to Texas, she worked mainly in health care and community service agencies. She, her husband and her son traveled throughout the U.S., Europe and Asia whenever they had the opportunity. When she retired, she discovered Dan Dipert Tours and has been a tour director for over 20 years. She is looking forward to more trips with old friends and new Dan Dipert travelers.

Denise H.

After selling her florist business in 1999, Denise's love for travel became her passion. There is a great big world out there and she wants to see it all! Denise and her husband of over 34 years enjoy spending time with their two granddaughters. She also serves as vice-president of the Professional Tour Guide Association of Houston and works as a step-on guide in Houston whenever she is not traveling with Dan Dipert Tours. Her favorite recreation is snow skiing and she also enjoys golf whenever the weather is nice.

Robin L.

Robin has been a tour director with Dan Dipert for eight years, following a teaching career in high school English. She heard her parents' stories about great Dan Dipert tours for many years, and says that she has found her new "bliss" on the road, helping people who share a love for travel explore new territories and adventures! Robin also writes the tour descriptions for the Dan's Departures newsletter. When she's not traveling, Robin enjoys family time with her husband, three grown children--two in college, a granddaughter, and time for reading, movies, and walking her pugs.

Phyllis L.

Phyllis retired from a local school district in 1983 as soon as her youngest child graduated high school. Why? She wanted to travel as a Tour Director for Dan Dipert Tours and has done so for more than 20 years. She loves people and showing them a good and safe vacation. She is a member of the Mansfield Firemen's Auxiliary (over 45 years!), Mansfield Cemetery Association, volunteered for the Ft. Worth Museum of Science & History, work in a support group at the Moncrief Cancer Center helping others overcome their breast cancer fears and in her spare time she works at the Texas Rangers Ameriquest Field. Her friends tell her she has a "G" on one foot and "O" on the other!

Bettie N.

Bettie retired from teaching high school math after 30 years, having taught 14 of those years in Sam Houston HS in Arlington. She has been escorting Dan Dipert Tours for over 12 years and loves it! She especially loves America and wants to show off its great sights to the wonderful people who travel with DDT. Bettie and her travel loving husband, Bob, have taken their two sons all over the US. They enjoy skiing and playing 42 with friends. They are also active in their church, but Bettie's favorite thing to do is play with her two grandchildren!

Raye Ann S.

Raye Ann retired after 27 years of teaching so that she might be able to enjoy traveling, painting, gardening and grandchildren. She has been a member of a Norwegian folk dance group for nearly 20 years and the group has performed all over Texas, several US states and twice in Norway. She serves as Vice-president of the Norwegian Society of Texas.

Sam W.

When she isn't traveling in her motorhome or for Dan Dipert Tours, she is usually cooking, gardening or reading. Sam is active in her church and loves living in Granbury. Sam has managed a hotel, a financial institution and owned a gift shop as well as worked with special needs children in the Ontario, Canada school system. Sam lived in Canada for six years and loves the people and natural beauty found in every province of our northern neighbor.