Janelle Wood

I joined Elli Travel Group after realizing that I could actually make a career out of her love of planning, researching and managing details!

I've always loved traveling and have visited 20 countries and 49 of the 50 states. While most people love the trip but loathe the planning, I enjoy both, especially the excitement of discovering all of the “must dos and must sees” for every destination. I've planned many family vacations, including Scandinavia, Italy, Ireland, England, Dubai, ski trips in Colorado and a multi-generational family trip to Alaska.

I'm a Nebraska native but have also lived in Rhode Island, California, Kansas, Georgia, New Jersey and Illinois. I earned a BS in Business Administration from The University of Nebraska and an MBA from Washburn University. After a 20-year career in sales and marketing with both M&M Mars and Del Monte Foods, I left corporate America shortly after the birth of my second child to focus on family and volunteer work.

I currently live in the Chicago suburbs with my husband and two children and enjoy cooking, reading, and, yes, traveling.