Kelley Thorne

1259 E. Parkway Ave. Salt Lake City, UT 84106

(801) 690-4422 thornekelley@gmail.com
Citizenship: United States

Career Objective: Tour Director/Guide/Cruise Host
Event Planning/Convention/Incentive Staff
Languages: Fluent Japanese; Semi-fluent Korean (meet & greet only)
Tour Director/Guide Experience:
Salt Lake City tour guide
Bryce Canyon Tour
Carmel/Monterey/Big Sur/Hearst Castle (2 days), ITMI Fam Tour
San Francisco/Sausalito/Sonoma Wine Country
Mormon History Fam Tour of Mideastern and Eastern Coast (14 days), Clawson Shields (as a
tour client)
Meeting and Event Planning:
Organized lunch-in events for foreign exchange students at University of Utah
Organized farewell event at Lagoon Amusement Park in Utah
Additional Experience and Skills:
Assistant Language Teacher (1 year) for Middle School in Niigata, Japan
Waitstaff Sushi restaurant in Salt Lake City
Sales, Waldenbooks, Wheeler Historical Farm in Salt Lake City
Assembly Line making audio electronics, Salt Lake City
Cultural Coordinator (Concierge) for University of Utah Nippon (Japan) Association
Domestic Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge:
Utah (extensive) Bryce, Zion, Canyonlands, Arches, Monument Valley, Salt Lake City;
Colorado Denver; Idaho Snake River, Boise; California San Francisco, Sausalito, Sonoma,
Monterey, Big Sur, Hearst Castle, Los Angeles; Nevada Las Vegas; Arizona Flagstaff, Sedona;
Illinois Chicago; New York Niagara Falls, New York City; Pennsylvania Valley Forge,
Gettysburg; Washington D.C.; Virginia Arlington, Mt. Vernon, Williamsburg, Fredericksburg,
Monticello, Jamestown, Yorktown; Massachusetts Boston
International Tour Experience/Destination Knowledge:
Southeast Asia: Japan (1 year, 2x), S. Korea (1 week), Taiwan (1 week)
British Isles: Ireland (10 weeks), England (10 days), Scotland (3 days)
Education:
International Tour Management Institute, San Francisco - Certified Tour Director
University of Utah, Salt Lake City B.A. Asian Studies
Salt Lake Community College Linguistics
International Buddhist University, Osaka, Japan one month study abroad
Kansai International Language University, Osaka, Japan one year study abroad
CPR/Red Cross Certified
Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Bowling, Studying Mythologies, Cycling, Reading, Traveling, Watching Foreign Films to Study
Languages, History, Hiking, Animals