Tory's love of travel, discovery, and adventure began when she was at Greenhills. She did her senior project in India and Nepal. After graduating from Greenhills in 1998, she went to the University of Michigan and took advantage of their long summers to explore various corners of the earth. Immediately after graduating from U of M, Tory moved to Australia to work in an outdoor gear shop and explore another hemisphere. The travel bug bit Tory hard in Australia, but she realized she could not live there forever. After returning to the United States, her goal was to find a job that allowed her to travel. Her love of helping others, languages, and exploration were married when she found a job as a mission coordinator with Operation Smile. While she was not paid much, she was sent around the globe to plan medical missions for the organization. Her travels took her to India, China, Vietnam, Kenya, Morocco, Bolivia, and Venezuela. She got to know the cultures from a unique perspective as she spent countless hours in remote hospitals. At this point she was not only in love with travel but with healthcare. She progressed in the organization, then became the Director of Programs in Latin America. She moved to Panama then Colombia and traveled to 14 countries in the region. Some of her most memorable work was done in Haiti, to which she traveled immediately after the earthquake. Tory is currently back in Ann Arbor pursuing an MBA at the University of Michigan. After graduating this May, she plans to work for Abbott - a global healthcare company - where she will continue making her passion her paycheck by helping others and bringing cultures together.
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