Chiara Carpenito

Chiara Carpenito has a wealth of experience in the travel and tourism industry. Chiara began their career in 2000 as an Interpreter/Assistant at Fiera Milano SpA, where they worked closely with different fairs and international congresses, functioning as an interpreter and stand assistant for trade shows. In 2004, they worked as a Trainee at ENIT - Ente Nazionale Italiano del Turismo. From 2006 to 2012, they held two Program Coordinator positions at Wep International and Smaller Earth Colombia. During this time, they focused on the needs of students, interviewed students, and facilitated pre-departure orientations. Chiara also developed marketing material to sell exchange programs in the US to Colombia, Venezuela, and Mexico markets, and translated brochures from English to Spanish. In 2008, Chiara became an Operations Manager at Cultural Homestay International, where they negotiated contractual agreements and pricing with international partners, communicated effectively with the CHI field administrator and overseas partners, and handled the family application process, host family/au pair matching process, pre-arrival preparation, and post arrival activities. Chiara also worked as an Account Assistant at Club Air Spa in 2006. Since 2014, Chiara has been a Travel Manager at Corporate Traveler USA, and since 2018, they have been a Customer Success Manager at TravelBank.

Chiara Carpenito has a Marketing Certificate from Berkeley Extension.