Team Members
Jim Davis, President of California Tour Consultants
Jim Davis graduated from the American University in Washington, DC in 1976 with a degree in International Affairs. After working in operations for the Group Tour Companies in Washington, DC, New York City and San Francisco Jim branched out on his own and established California Tour Consultants.
Twenty-five years later Jim is still actively involved running the company and has recently partnered with his older brother Charles who is in charge of all IT aspects of the operation. Currently, Jim is a member of the Board of Directors of the San Francisco Convention & Visitors Bureau and is active in various hospitality industry organizations in the San Francisco Bay area as well as the City Club and the Commonwealth Club.
In addition to his travel industry career Jim is an aspiring professional digital photographer and operates a photo gallery at his San Francisco office. Jim's passion for digital photography and travel takes him to beautiful spots throughout the world. He and his wife Jennifer spend weekends at the beach with their three dogs and they enjoy hiking on Marin trailsides. Jim is an avid kayaker and a keen San Francisco Giants fan. Often his commute home is delayed due to a drive in his red '81 911 along the beautiful coastal highway or through the wine country.
While continuing to promote California Tour Consultants' core strengths in the inbound group market, Jim is repositioning the company to integrate new product lines designed to meet the needs of the aging baby boomer market.
Caria Tomczykowska, Director of Operations
Caria was born in Europe, spent her early childhood in Boston and then moved to the Bay Area. She has been an Oakland Hills resident for most of her adult life. An avid traveler, she has been around the world, traveling to more than 30 countries, some more than once and is looking forward to seeing more. She is bi-lingual in Polish and has worked as a legal and medical interpreter in addition to guiding groups from Poland. Owning her own event-planning company for years, Caria has now come on board with CTC as our Director of Operations. She brings with her some innovative new ideas, well- tested programs and itineraries and her valuable contact resources. Caria has organized several diplomatic visits to San Francisco, as well as been a local Guide and over-the-road Tour Director for business and academic groups. Making a trip extra-special is her specialty.
Having a large family created a personal necessity for flexibility and organization. Her children have often been subjects for her passionate hobby of color photography and inspired her poetic writings. Her exhibit Captured Moments has been shown in San Franciscos City Hall, Oaklands Jack London Square, Carmelas Sunset Center, a gallery in Santa Monica, a few local retail shops, several venues on the East Coast as part of the Discover Poland Festival and in eleven galleries in Poland over a two-year tour. Many of the photos are accompanied by verse or short story. Caria is also a published writer with The Winged Unicorn her largest compilation of work to date. Other publications include Launchpad, Pebbles and Pearls, A Mothers Tears, Nightime Fantasy and South Seas Dreams.
Caria has been actively involved in the Polish Community of the Bay Area for most of her life, and is now President of the Polish Arts and Culture Foundation, established in 1966. In this role she has presented many concerts, educational and cultural exhibitions, school lectures on Polish Heritage and Traditions, receptions for visiting artists, musicians and professors and was Chair of The Splendor of Poland Cultural Events Committee during the Legion of Honor Museums exhibit Leonardo daVinci and The Splendor of Poland in the spring of 2003. In 2004 Caria was named Polish Field Producer for the extraordinary documentary film The Rape of Europa about the stolen art treasures of World War II. The film has been seen by over one million people and is now being considered for a 2008 Academy Award nomination. In September 2005 Caria prepared the San Francisco visit for Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski and his wife Jolanta. In October of 2007, Caria organized a banquet for the Uruguayan President, Tabare Vasquez and his Cabinet. She has been an active member of the SFTGG, NAFE, World Affairs Council, Commonwealth Club, San Francisco Symphony, Oakland Symphony, The United Nations Association, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, the International Museum of Women, and American Women for International Understanding. Caria has been quoted in The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Incentive Travel and on various websites.
David Olivier, Senior Tour Director
David Olivier is a native of San Francisco and has lived in the Bay Area nearly all his life. From his family's frequent vacations and outings in California and elsewhere, David caught the travel bug early on. A great curiosity to explore the world continues to be a major theme in his life. This once resulted in a five-year adventure during which he lived and taught English in both Japan and Italy, while backpacking around much of the globe.
Education and service have always been the principle components of David's professional life. Following his years of undergraduate and graduate study at San Jose and San Francisco State Universities, David moved into San Francisco's tourism and hospitality industry. He spent several years as a concierge at the St. Francis Hotel, then shifted into hotel management before opting to become a tour guide. For over 15 years he has been the senior tour director at California Tour Consultants and has been instrumental in the company's success.
Julia Handler, CTC Intern
Julia Handler was born in Oberpullendorf, raised and educated in Vienna, Austria. After finishing high school she took part in a 9-month long working holiday program in Iceland, travelling through the island and exploring its beautiful nature.

Since September 2006 Julia has been studying Tourism and Leisure Management at the University of Applied Sciences in Krems, Austria.

Her previous job experience varies from working one month in a township in South Africa, and assisting as a geography teacher at a local school, to working for several projects in the multimedia sector, such as a radio station in Ireland and a broadcasting company in Vienna.

Julia hopes to learn the ins and outs of a tour company, meet new people and have the opportunity to travel throughout the magnificent state of California. She would love to visit tourist attractions in and around the city of San Francisco, such as Alcatraz and is hoping to get the opportunity to discover the nature of California's national parks.
Her interests include horseback riding, snowboarding, cooking and history.
Julia will be working with California Tour Consultants, Inc. until July 18th of this year.
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