Karen Schabel CTM, Saskatchewan Region

Karen Schabel CTM has been an active ACTA Member for many years, and currently sits on both the National Board of Directors and the ACTA Saskatchewan Regional Council. She has been in the travel industry for 37 years as part of CAA Saskatchewan's travel agency team. The majority of her years were as Travel Manager for the Regina East location. Karen earned her ACTA Certified Travel Manager (CTM) in 2012. Having earned her Registered Professional Trainer designation (from the Canadian Professional Trainers Association) in 2010, Karen became the Travel Training Coordinator for CAA Saskatchewan. She has trained new travel consultants for the 12 Saskatchewan locations, organized ongoing training between the frontline and CAA’s travel partners, assisted travel consultants in obtaining their CTC designation, and facilitated travel insurance training for CAA’s newly licensed agents. Karen’s expertise in training has been a significant benefit to ACTA’s Education Committee.