Ellie
Dierberg

For Ellie, travel has never been about the places themselves. It's about what happens between the people in them. She discovered this early, studying abroad and on family vacations, where she fell not for a particular destination but for a feeling: the ease of being fully present with the people she loves, far from the noise of ordinary life. She saw firsthand what a thoughtfully planned journey could do for a family, deepening conversations, drawing people closer, creating memories that last for decades. That time together is what she values most, and it's the reason she does this work: to give her clients that same gift.

Having grown up around a family-run business, Ellie brings an equally personal standard to the way she works, an instinct for anticipating what a client needs before they think to ask, and a belief that an experience is only as good as its smallest detail. It's a standard that lives in every itinerary she touches.

Since honing her craft through Brownell's mentorship program, Ellie has designed journeys of every kind, from intimate honeymoons to intricate, multi-generational trips across Mexico, Hawaii, Argentina, and Europe. She begins every trip the same way: not with a place, but with a question. How do you want to feel? Everything she plans flows from the answer.

Away from her clients' itineraries, you'll find Ellie cheering on the Jayhawks, traveling with her family, soaking up lake days, or outside with her dog, Frank.