Management Team

Elaine Osgood
President
Elaine.Osgood@atlastravel.com

Innovation and a spirit of unyielding enthusiasm are at the heart of Elaine J. Osgood's success. With a bachelor's in Education from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and a master's degree in Psychology from Anna Maria College, Osgood began her career serving children as a social worker and, then, elementary school teacher. After a decade, this Worcester, MA native decided to employ her knowledge of people in an entrepreneurial venture. She purchased a Uniglobe travel franchise and opened an office in Milford with one employee, no customers and travel experience that included only personal vacations. Her perseverance and unyielding dedication to customer service have catapulted the agency into an award-winning corporation with multiple locations and a list of satisfied customers that reads like a Who's Who of New England businesses. Osgood spent a decade learning the travel business in the Uniglobe system, achieving every honor the franchiser had to bestow including Chairman's Circle, President's Award, Owner of the Year, #1 Agency in America and #2 in the World!

In 1997, Osgood discarded the training wheels and led her team into the arena as Atlas Travel International, ready to compete with the largest agencies in New England. She opened a larger headquarters in Milford and gave her Vacation Department more dynamic street presence. The concept store she opened in downtown Lexington offers area residents the ultimate in travel convenience and upscale travel goods.

During the agency's 20th anniversary year, Osgood was named Ernst & Young's Entrepreneur of the Year in New England, as well as a Top Business Builder in North America by Fast Company magazine. As one of an elite group of leading independent agencies chosen to represent BCD Travel, Atlas Travel International is an exclusive Northeast Regional Affiliate for this $12 billion travel network. Osgood serves as a member on the Board of Trustees of Milford Regional Healthcare Foundation. Elaine Osgood's agency has repeatedly been ranked in the top tier of women-led businesses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

Mark Miller
Chief Operating Officer
Mark.Miller@atlastravel.com

Mark Miller is the Chief Operating Officer for Atlas Travel International. His primary responsibilities include the overall day-to-day operations and administration for the company. Mark brings over twenty years of travel expertise to our company having held senior executive positions with several mega travel management companies. In 1988, Mark oversaw the operational and financial management for the "Mike Dukakis for President" Campaign.

Mark participates on several travel industry advisory boards and has been a featured speaker at numerous national conferences on travel and tourism. He holds a Bachelor's degree in Management from Bentley College.

Kerin McKinnon
Executive Vice President of New Business Development
kerin.mckinnon@atlastravel.com

Kerin McKinnon is Atlas' Executive Vice President of New Business Development.

In her final month with Outtask, the founders of Cliqbook, she was able to secure the largest account in the history of the company for the New England region. McKinnon has more than 20 years of industry experience spanning the areas of hotel, travel management and travel technology. McKinnon is also an industry advocate and leader. While serving for many years on various committees and as a two-term board member for NEBTA, she initiated and led the development of the association's web site. She continues to annually chair the ACTE Boston Executive Forum.

After interning in law with Massachusetts Legal Services, McKinnon received a Bachelor's Degree in Liberal Arts from MCLA.

Roy Podell
Creative Director - Global Odysseys
Roy.Podell@globalodysseys.com

Roy Podell has over 25 years of experience in the meetings and incentive travel industry. Roy co-founded Cornerstone Meetings & Incentives in 1983 (now a division of Navigant International) and founded Global Odysseys in 1996, which in 2001 became a wholly owned subsidiary of Atlas Travel International. Roy holds a BA from McGill University in Montreal.

Karen McCrink
Vacation Travel Manager
Karen.McCrink@atlastravel.com

Karen has been in the travel industry since 1984, all spent handling leisure/vacation bookings. During those years Karen has held several managerial positions, as well as owning her own travel agency in Rhode Island for 6 years. She has traveled extensively, including the Caribbean, USA, Canadian Rockies, Alaska, Hawaii, China, Australia, and Europe. Karen received a B.A. in Psychology and a B.S. in Management from Rhode Island College.

Pam Leal
Manager of Accounting & Finance
Pam.Leal@atlastravel.com

With a B.S. in Business Administration/Finance and an A.S. in Business Management, Pam began her career at various local corporations working as a bookkeeper and office manager. Pam joined Atlas Travel in 1992 and has dedicated her time to building the accounting and financial systems in the company. Pam has successfully completed her certification for the Airlines Reporting Corporation (ARC) and is an expert in the reporting rules and regulations for all of the major airlines worldwide.

Frank Pratas
Corporate Services Manager
Frank.Pratas@atlastravel.com

Frank Pratas has been in the travel industry since 1981. In that time Frank has familiarized himself with every aspect of the travel agency environment, having owned his own business in Rhode Island for 6 years, and recently earned the Certified Travel Counselor (CTC) designation. Frank is a very focused, service-driven individual who strives to reach perfection in his role as Manager. He is a strong leader, has exceptional international faring expertise and is well known by our suppliers as a strong negotiator. He builds lasting relationships with staff as well as our customers and in the 10 years he has been with ATI, has proven to be a valuable asset to the management team.