Management Team

Anne Campbell
Co-Founder
Anne Campbell Rojas graduated from IU with a B.A. in Apparel Merchandising and minors in Business and Spanish. She studied abroad in Spain fine tuning her language skills. After college, she moved to New York City working in the fashion industry for BCBG Maxazria. She moved to Indianapolis to launch The Village Experience. Anne manages the overall business operations at TVE. She focuses on marketing, finance, and web operations. Anne and her family prioritize travel, cultural experiences, and learning about international cuisine. They have traveled extensively throughout Europe, Central and South America, Africa, and Asia.
anne@experiencethevillage.com

Kelly Campbell
Co-Founder
Kelly S. Campbell graduated from Indiana University with a B.A. in Apparel Merchandising and Business. After graduation, she lived in New York and Miami working in international public relations for major fashion companies BCBG, Tommy Hilfiger, and Anthropologie. Kelly received her Master’s Degree in International Relations from the University of Indianapolis and the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa. She lived in Cape Town and Kenya volunteering for non-profits and exploring Africa. Kelly has traveled extensively throughout Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America designing trips and developing projects for The Village Experience and The Village Cooperative. She currently lives in Lamu, Kenya and runs a robust social media campaign for The Village Experience, monitors development projects, and escorts our socially responsible tourism programs around the world.
kelly@experiencethevillage.com

Tonda Baker
Administrative Assistant
Tonda joined The Village Experience team in January 2026. She enjoys connecting with travelers and helping create smooth, meaningful experiences as they prepare for and travel on their journeys. Passionate about community, culture, and giving back, she loves being part of experiences that make a positive impact. In her free time, Tonda enjoys traveling with her family and exploring new places together.
tonda@experiencethevillage.com
Mikki Trowbridge
Village Cooperative Board Member
Mikki Trowbridge is an Oregon-based yoga teacher. She is the founder of Resonance Yoga Collective, a studio in Salem, Oregon and Yoga + Beer, a yoga community that practices at breweries and wineries around the Pacific Northwest. Mikki also leads international yoga retreats curated and managed by TVE. Mikki’s professional background is rooted in nonprofit management and volunteer engagement, inspiring others to find their ability and passion to share their voice, time and treasures with their community. Mikki’s first exposure to socially responsible tourism was in college, when her love for travel was ignited. She’s been traveling and inviting others to join along ever since – with a special place in her heart for our TVE projects in India, Kenya and Guatemala.
Marcy Lopez Golden
Village Cooperative Board Member
Marcy graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz with a B.A. in Psychology and San Jose State University with a Masters in Public Health. After graduation, she worked studying various health issues including teen pregnancy, education and literacy in migrant farm workers and access to health care for low-income communities. Marcy left the business world in 2002 to stay home and raise 3 children, but continued to stay active in public health issues. When their youngest was 7 years old, Marcy and her husband decided that they wanted to become involved in family philanthropy projects. Marcy discovered The Village Experience and was instantly hooked after their first trip to Kenya. Since then she and her family have traveled to Guatemala, Egypt, and Indonesia with the Village Experience. She’s also been able to join TVE on trips to Jordan, India, Turkey, South Africa, Botswana, and Zimbabwe. She continues to spread her passion for philanthropy to other families, couples and groups in the hopes they too will see the value in traveling responsibly.

Robin Borrud
Village Cooperative Board Member
Robin Borrud has been involved with The Village Experience for more than 10 years. Her first trip with us to Haiti sparked a whirlwind of family travel around the world including Thailand, Cambodia, Kenya, Rwanda, Morocco, and Guatemala, and inspired us to keep designing more family philanthropy programs. Robin lives between Sydney and Portland and joined The Village Cooperative Board in 2023. We are excited about having her on our global team!

Emily Mariola
Village Cooperative Board Member
Emily Moorefield Mariola is the founder of Flex Yoga Wooster, a certified Yoga Instructor through Amazing Yoga Studios of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, a 1000 hour E-RYT with Yoga Medicine, the owner of Stonehouse Pottery, and the head women’s cross country coach at Wooster High School. Emily uses her understanding of competitive athletics and awareness of physical capabilities to enhance her yoga practice as well as her teaching. Emily has been working with The Village Experience on yoga programs and community development in Kenya, Guatemala, and Thailand and is excited for India!

Amy Goforth
Village Cooperative Board Member
Amy lives in California with her family and has recently caught the travel bug. Amy is excited to introduce everyone she knows to The Village Experience’s responsible tourism trips and the world. Seeing the world while giving back to communities has created a love for travel including Guatemala, Kenya, Turkey, and more. TVE has been the perfect role model for how to navigate the world in a socially responsible way.

Yusuf Ahmed Ali
Swahili Coast Manager
Yusuf has served as the main boat captain and logistics manager for the Swahili Coast of Kenya for The Village Experience for the past 10 years. He runs a fleet of boats including Hippo Dhow, Shamsa, LaLuna, and Pamoja out of our base in Lamu, Kenya. Yusuf has traveled to Egypt, Thailand, Tanzania, Indonesia, India and South Africa as part of the Village Experience Kenya team and has learned a great deal about international tourism and marine projects around the world. Yusuf assists in all island operations and projects and is ready to welcome you to the Lamu Archipelago.

Ingrid Lima
TVE Guatemala Representative
Ingrid Lima has been working with The Village Experience for many years as our main representative in Guatemala. She is a registered tour operator, a knowledgeable tour guide, and a mother of two (we love Rodrigo and Regina!). A highlight of any trip to Guatemala is spending time with Ingrid and her family.

Ibrahim Mohamed
Egyptologist
Ibrahim has been the official Egyptologist for The Village Experience for over 10 years now. His knowledge of Egyptian history and his passion for sharing his culture with our guests is unsurpassed. Ibrahim is a proud father of 4 and loves getting to know our extended TVE network.

Harshit Nagar
India Regional Representative
Harshit has been involved with The Village Experience since our very first trip to India in 2008. He has since created his own company with our good friend, Manoj, and now works with us on India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and Bhutan programs. Harshit is from Varanasi and opens his home to our guests for a truly authentic, local experience.

Foaud Oulmyr
TVE Morocco Representative
Foaud joined The Village Experience team as our partner tour operator and our main guide in Morocco several years ago. His dedication to showcasing Morocco and focusing on local, community based experiences is one of the many reasons our trips to Morocco are so successful.



