OUR TEAM
Brenda E. Levis, President
Citing a void in the New York Tri-State market for reasonably priced, high quality,
destination services providers, Brenda was inspired to start up her own company.
Prior to this Brenda served as the Global Relocation Manager for Lehman Brothers
in New York City, where she managed the firm’s domestic and international
relocation departments as well as its corporate housing program. She has twenty
two years of international work/study experience, and eleven years experience
working in the expatriate services industry. Brenda has lived in Switzerland, France,
Germany and the Netherlands. Prior to joining Lehman Brothers, Brenda served
as an International Relocation Consultant on site at Goldman Sachs. This was
preceded by tenure with an international moving & relocation company in
Rotterdam, the Netherlands. She has been a featured speaker at numerous
relocation events including the Tri-State Relocation Association, and served on the
International Assignment Committee for the Employee Relocation Council.
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Louise Vaux, Director of Client Services
Louise grew up in England and found a love of travel while studying for her BA. She
has ventured all over Europe and America, and even took a year off to travel
around the world. She worked in both New Zealand and Australia before gradually
moving through South East Asia & China, heading back home on the trans Siberian
railroad via Moscow.
Following her Masters Degree studies in Literature and Linguistics at London
University, she joined the highly regarded retail management training program at
John Lewis Partnership in London. She later moved to Japan, taught business
English to adults and recorded several English Language radio shows with NHK for
high school ESL students. Her management skills were then put to the test as she
managed the recruitment and program development side of Linguarama Language
School. After attaining a post-graduate certificate in Japanese Language she
became the International Coordinator and in-house translator for Hitachi Cable Ltd in
Tokyo. She transferred to New York with the company in 1999.
With motherhood came a change in focus and after spending time negotiating the
minefield of the New York school system, she is now chairing the Parents’
Associations in her daughters’ schools. Having personally relocated many times
Louise is fully aware of the stresses and strains it can entail. She now lives happily in
Manhattan with her husband and two young daughters and has no plans to
relocate anytime soon!
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Michelle Hennessey, VP, Director of Operations
The daughter of a Foreign Service officer, Michelle’s experience living abroad began
when she was just four years old with the family’s first assignment in Paris, France.
Her passion for foreign cultures and languages only grew stronger with each new
assignment and this led her to focus her studies and her career on working with the
international community. Michelle returned to France 20 years later where she
obtained her Master’s degree in International Relations from the University of Paris
and gained valuable work experience with the International Chamber of Commerce,
UNESCO and the European Union. Michelle speaks and writes French fluently.
When Michelle moved back to the U.S. in 1998, she began her career in the
relocation industry with Berlitz International in New York City where she managed
key global accounts and was responsible to expanding and nurturing the company’s
third party relationships. In this role, she worked closely with human resources
executives to provide customized services for their expatriate populations and
helped to insure the smoothest possible transitions for their people.
A Manhattanite for 8 years, Michelle recently relocated to Fairfield, CT with her
husband Tom and her beloved Welsh Cardigan Corgi Hank.
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Francesca Occhipinti, Client Services Specialist
Francesca grew up in Brisbane, Australia. She earned her Bachelors Degree in
Human Resources Management at Queensland University of Technology and went
on to follow her studies working in several different areas of HR. Francesca decided
to take advantage of her EU passport and family taught Italian language skills and
took an extended holiday in Italy. She fell in love with her European surroundings
and culture and decided to remain there to pursue a career opportunity. Francesca
has worked in HR for Reuters, Allen and Overy and most recently Merrill Lynch in
Italy and London. After 8 years in Europe and the UK, Francesca and her husband
were transferred to New York City where they now make their home. She has first
hand experience managing the challenges of an international relocation and is happy
to share her expertise.
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Sanjeeta Mukherjee, Client Services Specialist
Sanjeeta grew up in India and holds a Masters Degree in Business Economics from
Ethiraj College in Chennai. She is a trained dancer specializing in classical Indian
dance and has choreographed many programs featuring both children and trained
artists. She also worked briefly as a first grade teacher. Sanjeeta has traveled in
Europe, Southeast Asia and the US. She is married and the proud mother of two
active and adorable young children. Sanjeeta and her family may quite possibly
have set a new world record for relocation expediency in their move from Mumbai
to Short Hills, New Jersey last year. She has first hand experience with the needs
and challenges associated with an international relocation and is eager to share her
expert tips with you.
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Candace C. Brindley, Client Services Specialist
Our Connecticut Connection! Since Candace’s return from 15 years in Austria,
Germany and Hong Kong, she has been working with companies and designers in
the Tri-State area developing commercial interiors in such industry markets as
healthcare, hospitality, corporate, retail and education. In Europe and Asia she held
positions with the United Nations, Chase Bank, and 3M. She is most proud of her
seven years at 3M in Hong Kong where she directed and taught inter-cultural
programs for Chinese Management to improve understanding and communications
with the American expatriates. Eager to stay current with international issues, she
served as president in the first overseas chapter of The League of Women Voters
in Hong Kong. As a leisure pastime, Candace led visiting American executives and
their families on “customized” tours of Hong Kong and the Territories. She has two
grown sons and lives in the Rowayton section of Norwalk, CT.
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