APT MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THIS DIRECTORY HAS NOT BEEN UPDATED IN SEVERAL YEARS AND DOES NOT REFLECT APT’S CURRENT MEMBERSHIP. CONTACT INFORMATION MAY BE OUTDATED. A NEW DIRECTORY IS BEING CREATED AND WILL BE UP SOON. IN THE MEANTIME, YOU CAN REACH OUT TO THE APT PRESIDENT WHO CAN POST GUIDE SOLICITATIONS TO THE MEMBERSHIP.
APT is not a tour company, but an association of independent tour guides. Many of our members work for one or more tour companies or operators in Philadelphia, and some run their own companies. Tour operators, schools, individuals etc. are encouraged to use this APT Directory as a resource when seeking qualified guides.
If you are interested in becoming a member of APT, please read more here.
CORPORATE
Awfully Nice Tours/Philly Tour Hub Andy Maunder
Tel: 215 280 3746 Email: info@awfullynicetours.com
http://www.phillytourhub.com/Home.aspx
● Awfully Nice Tours offers original, private and customized tours — on foot, on a Segway, or in a vehicle—with a fantastic local guide.
Free Tours By Foot Jennifer Hensell
Tel: 267 712-9512 Email: philly@freetoursbyfoot.com
http://www.freetoursbyfoot.
● Free Tours by Foot offers public “pay-as-you-wish” walking tours, food tours, art and ghost tours and customizable private and group tours.
INDIVIDUAL
David Auspitz CTG*
Tel: 215 625 9870 Email: david@auspitz.com
MJ Baum CTG CPR
Tel: 215 534 2464 Email: baummj@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Master Guide for Mural Arts Program
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4
Joseph W. Becton Certified Master Guide
Bill Benkert Certified Master Guide
Tel: Cell 215 262 7845 Email: williambenkert@peoplepc.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia Trolley Works, Specialty Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
● SKILLS : Areas of Expertise: Ethnic neighborhoods, Catholic history and shrines, educational
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on, Two Rivers and Five Squares, Philly By Night, Franklin Footsteps
Nina Blum-Hardenbergh CTG* CPR
Richard Bravo
Elise Bromberg CTG*
Tel: 215 247 6186 Email: elisebromberg@hotmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Mural Arts Program, Docent at Penn Museum, Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
● SKILLS : Fluent in French, fairly fluent in Hebrew
● SERVICES: Tours: William Penn’s Philadelphia, The French Flair in Philadelphia
Sheila Buckley
Tel: 863-558-8708 Email: Sheila.buckley56@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Centipede Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 44
● SKILLS: French, Italian, French and Italian influences in Philadelphia, horticulture
● SERVICES:
Michael Campo
Al Cavalari CTG*
Elizabeth Congar
Barbara Corson
Art Coyle CTG*
Tel. 215-260-7056; Email: coyle.art@gmail.com
Nick Cvetkovic CTG* CPR
Tel: Bus 856 671 1159 Email: Tourguidenick@gmail.com
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, RoadScholar™
● SKILLS: Native German speaker, Philadelphia German American history.
● SERVICES: German and English language tours of Philadelphia and Valley Forge. Custom step-on and walking tours, airport transfers. Atlantic City tours. Private guide services.
Richard DiLullo CTG*
Tel: H 610 667 6929 610.909.2711 Email: rdilullo@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Master Guide for Mural Arts Program, Free Tours By Foot
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4
Lou Ann DiNallo CTG
Email: louanne@amatitravel.com
Thomas DiRenzo CTG*
George W. Dowdall CTG*
Tel: 215 876 7775 Email: george.dowdall@gmail.com
● EXPERTISE: Walking tours, Social history of neighborhoods
● SKILLS: History of Philadelphia and environs
● SERVICES: step-on and walking tours. .
Caroll Drazen CTG* CPR
Tel: 610 299 9027 Email: caroll@carolldrazen.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Master Guide for Mural Arts Program
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4 Fluent in French
Richard Frey CTG* CPR
Tel: Bus 215 735 7156 Cell 215 272 8687 Email: richardfrey@dca.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: President, Your Philadelphia Tour, LLC. Independent, Philadelphia Trolley Works and 76 Carriage Co.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15 years as a tour producer and guide
● SKILLS: Areas of Expertise: Architecture and Fine Arts Administration, Commercial and nonprofit voiceovers,
historic research
● SERVICES: Group tour production, step-on bus tours, walking tours, site management, docent services, tour management,
hospitality, lectures
. Tours of: Narrated historic tours of the Philadelphia area from brief tours of the colonial and federal districts
to detailed tours of the entire
city, from its founding to the present
Jason Fried CTG*
Tel: Bus 215 280 3746 Cell 914 456 9612 Email: jason@awfullynicetours.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia Urban Adventures, Awfully Nice Tours, Philly Tour Hub, Philly by Segway
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 6
● SKILLS: Areas of expertise: South Philly, South St., Italian Market, Philadelphia craft beer. Villanova Law School.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, custom & driving tours (auto and bus), tour manager. Tours: Philadelphia city, Valley Forge
Amish Country, Rocky tours, Brandywine Valley
Richard Furstein APT Board Director-at-Large 2020
Justine Gerety CTG*
Stuart Golden
Antonie Grace CTG
Greta Greenberger CTG*
Tel: Bus 215 686 2840 Cell 215 264 0413 Email: greta.greenberger@phila.gov
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: City Hall Tours and Visitor Center, Preservation Alliance Tours, AIA Tours, Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25
● SKILLS: Areas of expertise: Architecture and history of Philadelphia, especially City Hall
● SERVICES: Walking tours, bus or trolley, City Hall Powerpoint
Rick Heimann APT Board Secretary 2020
Daniel Hensell
Jennifer Hensell CTG*
Tel: H 866 526 9947 Email: jenn@freetoursbyfoot.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Free Tours by Foot, Philadelphia by Foot
● SKILLS: Area museums and exhibits, public art, Philadelphia history colonial to present
● SERVICES: Walking tours, private tours, night tours
Brian Kane
Tel: C 912 602 2332 Email: bk3605@yahoo.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Becton Tours, American Heritage Tours, Private Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 23
● SKILLS: General Phila. history, Old City History, Pre/Post Revolutionary History. Art, architecture, music and literature.
● SERVICES: Group/Private Walking Tours, Walk-on Coach tours, Day or Night tours available.
John E. Kelly CTG*
Tel: 215 704 2946 215 985 9191 Email: johnkelly01@msn.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Work independently, and with adult and student tour operators
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 17
● SKILLS: Graduate of the International Tour Management Institute (1999). Special knowledge of Historic Philadelphia
● SERVICES: Walking and coach tours, tour manager, tour planning and logistics. Tours: Philadelphia metro area, multi-day coach tours throughout U.S. and Canada
Rob Kettell CTG*
Tel: 215 925 3690 Email: Kettell@aol.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4
● SKILLS: Special interest in Colonial and Federal Philadelphia
● SERVICES: Walking tours. Tours: Historic Philadelphia area
Michael Kim CTG
Tel: 856 296 9153 Email: Michael.kim595@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent
● Skills: Philadelphia and US history in the revolutionary and post-revolutionary periods
● Services: Walking tours, including discussion of Philadelphia’s role in the ideological differences, political tensions and underhanded deceit during our independence, rebellion, and early governance. that helped form the nation we know today.
Carris Kocher CTG
Tel: 610 476 3482 Email: kochercj@verizon.net
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20
● SKILLS: American Revolution Era
Harry G. Kyriakodis CTG*
Cell 215 260 5448 Email: phillyfello@aol.org or hkyriakodis@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent and The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
● SKILLS: Expertise in Philadelphia industrial, transportation and maritime history
● SERVICES: Walking and bike tours
Annie Leguennec CTG
Tel: 512 792 0249 Email: ann.leguenn9@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Bonjour-USA, Go West Tours, YMT Vacations
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
● SKILLS: Fluent French, Italian, Licensed in Washington D.C., ITMI graduate.
● SERVICES: Step-on, city tours in DC, Philly, Boston and NYC. Private chocolate tours, Convention Center hospitality
Antoinette Levitt CTG* CPR
APT Board Director-at-Large 2020
Tel: 215 720 4430 Emai: Antoinette_Levitt@verizon.net
● SKILLS: Diver at the Aquarium
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on tours
Robert Levitt APT Treasurer 2020
Tel: 215 738 9793 Email: Robert.Levitt1@verizon.net
● SKILLS: Scuba diver, airline pilot, real estate developer/builder, docent
Lois Linden CTG*
Tel: 215 828 9008 Email: seemyphila@aol.com
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30
● SKILLS: Small private tours, Independence Park, Philadelphia and surrounding area
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on tours
Steven Maurer CTG*
Sheila McLaughlin Certified Master Guide
Tel: 484 716 8228 Email: sheila_mclaughlin493@msn.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark/Student Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11
Elaine Morris CTG*
APT Board Director-at-Large
Tel: 856 232 3957 Email: elaine.morris8@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: docent at Physick House and Powel House
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 9
● SKILLS: organization, administration
Jim Murphy CTG* CPR
Tel: 267 773 8088 cell 610 506 3024 Email: murfman1@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Jim Murphy Communications
● SKILLS : Have written over 50 stories on historical subjects for the Society Hill Reporter and now for the Queen Village Neighbors
Association Magazine. I focus on interesting oddities – both in print and on tours.
Russ Norfleet CTG CPR
Tel: 703 501 7953 Email: russnorfleet@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Brightspark, Explorica, Gerber, WorldStrides, Road Scholar, Tauck
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7
● SKILLS: Philadelphia history and culture; licensed and experienced Washington, DC and New York City tour guide; certified to guide Washington National Cathedral tours; able to guide tours in Virginia, Maryland, southeast Pennsylvania, and Boston
● SERVICES: Motor coach, walking, and bike tours; tour planning and management; hospitality
Maribeth Oakes CTG
Cynthia O’Connell CTG
Sarah Plumb
Virginia Pusey
Tel: 484 832 6408 610 644 3781 Email: vfpusey@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark Tours, Culture Tour Philadelphia, Specialty Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3, plus 18 home stay trips to France
● SKILLS: Fluent French
● SERVICES: Lecturer, step-on, walking tours, historic area, Center City, Valley Forge
Sara Richardson CTG*
Tel: 215 519 5345 215 523 6951 Email: sjrich@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark Tours, Specialty Tours, Phila Hospitality, Road Scholar, Kimmel Center, The Barnes, PMA
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12
● SKILLS: Areas of expertise: art, architecture
Ernest Rouse
Marianne Ruane CPR CTG*
APT Board Director-at-Large 2020
Tel: 818-314-9088 Email: mruane68@yahoo.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, Philadelphia Urban Adventures, Free Tours by Foot, Awfully Nice Tours, Philadelphia on Foot, Philly Tour Hub, Philly by Segway, Grim Philly
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7
● SKILLS: Russian language, DSLR photography, video production, segway
● SERVICES: Philadelphia city walking tours, step-on tours, school groups
Deborah Schmidt
Mark Schmidt Sr.
Howard Serlick CTG*
Tel: 215 260 8825 Email: Serlick@comcast.net
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30
● SKILLS: Philadelphia history and culture, 18th, 19th, 20th Century naval and military history, historical archeology, material culture, conservation and preservation of fine art and architecture, neighborhoods, visitor resources.
● SERVICES: Customised walking tours for small groups focusing on a mix of food, shopping, local architectural and design history. Historic interpretation and living History of US naval history from New Steel Navy (1886- 1904), Spanish American War (1898-1902) through World War I (1914-1919).
David G. Shaw CTG*
Tel: 202 255 5685 Email: davidgshaw@me.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: WorldStrides, National Cathedral Association
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
● SKILLS: Certified Guild Guide, Guild of Professional Tour Guides of Washington DC; licensed DC tour guide; certified National Cathedral guide
● SERVICES: Walking and step-on tours of Philadelphia historic district, Washington DC, Georgetown, Arlington National Cemetery, Mt Vernon
Judy Shulman CTG
Catherine Siegl CTG*
Josh Silver Certified Master Guide CPR
Tel: 267 474 9141 Email: silverianempire@yahoo.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Urban Adventures Philadelphia, Mural Arts Program, Christ Church Preservation Trust, Ghost Tours of Philadelphia
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 16
● SKILLS: Urban history, neighborhood planning and development, geographical knowledge of several US communities
● SERVICES: Historical walking, bicycle and bus tours
Patricia Silverman
Email: patriciasilverman@msn.com
Evy Simon
Tel: 215 561 7474 Email: evysimon@hotmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Centipede, Starr, Alternative Tours, Mural Arts
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 19 years
Jon Sirlin CTG*
Bob Skiba CTG* CPR APT Board Vice President 2020; Editor, The Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides Handbook
Tel: 215 627 8165 Email: bobskiba@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, Philadelphia On Foot, Awfully Nice Tours, Specialty Tours, Gerber Tours, California Tours, Culture Tours, Becton Tours; Urban Adventures; Secretary, National Federation of Tourist Guides Associations; Director of Mixed Pickles Vintage Dance Co.;Curator of Archives, William Way Community Center; Member of Elfreth’s Alley Museum and Education Committee; Advisory Board Member, Dance USA-Philadelphia, Co-author, Lost Philadelphia and Philadelphia Then and Now.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 16
● SKILLS: Expertise in Philadelphia city history 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Basic understanding of Spanish, French, Italian, German.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-ons, Historic Philadelphia district, CC Midtown, the 19th century city, student and adult historical scavenger hunts, ghost tours, Philly Prohibition tours, LGBT history tours. Special lectures on: Philadelphia historic costume, Philadelphia dance history and Prohibition Era Philadelphia.
Judy Smith CTG* APT Board President 2020
Tel: 609 670 4783 Email: judysmith0190@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, American Heritage School Tours, Philly on Foot, Treasurer Elfreth’s Alley Assoc, Board Member Batsto Citizen’s Committee
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
Marci Spiegle CTG*
Dorothy Stanaitis CTG*
Tel: 856 456 2485 Email: dorothystainatis@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia on Foot
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 7
● SKILLS : 25 years as a program director & presenter in schools, libraries, museums, camps etc. TV hostess.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, “Rumors, Scandals & Dirty Rotten Lies,” and general historic area
Sally Stotter CTG*
Alexandra Tyron-Hopko CTG*
Tel: 301 651 4494 Email: Alexandrakth@aol.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20
● SKILLS : International Guide Academy graduate, Philadelphia history and culture, licensed in New York City and Washington,DC,
Certified guide in Baltimore, National Cathedral, DC, US Naval Academy, and Cathedral of St John the Devine, NYC
● SERVICES: Motor coach and walking tours
Celeste Vargo
Maria Veneziano CTG
Dane Wells
Nonette Cyd Wiernik CTG* CPR
Tel: 215 266 0036 Email: ncw@hatladytours.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Specialty Tours and Events; Director, Hat Lady Tours
● SERVICES: Host, historic walking tours, art & architecture tours, step-on guide including Lancaster and Valley Forge, themed tours, custom tours, guide training, script writing for tours, exclusive guide for GPFO and group tours for Wanamaker’s.
Barbara Wilson CTG*