Travel Industry Mentor Experience
Our Organisation
Meet the experienced industry leaders guiding TIME and supporting the next generation of travel professionals.
Leadership & Governance
Our Board of Directors
TIME is guided by leaders who bring extensive experience across travel, tourism, hospitality, business and people development.
Founder & Chair
Penny Spencer
Founder & Chair, TIME · Managing Director, Spencer Group of Companies
TIME Founder and Chair Penny Spencer established the program in 2009 after experiencing the value of mentoring firsthand and recognising the travel industry’s willingness to give back. As Managing Director of the Spencer Group of Companies, she has built an award-winning career and business, including Spencer Travel’s induction into the NTIA Hall of Fame. Penny has been recognised on Travel Weekly’s Women in Travel Power List and among SmartCompany’s leading female entrepreneurs. Through TIME, she continues to champion confident leadership, shared knowledge and lasting industry connections.
Trish Shepherd
Founder, Black Sheep Tourism · Director
Trish brings more than 40 years of travel and tourism experience spanning finance, marketing, supplier relations, strategy and regional leadership with American Express. Founder of Black Sheep Tourism and an experienced mentor, she is known for collaborative, energetic leadership and building successful industry partnerships.
Dan Russell
Clean Cruising · Director
Dan is a hands-on travel leader with a deep passion for cruise and customer experience. Through Clean Cruising, he combines technology with the expertise of talented cruise consultants, bringing practical commercial insight and an energetic, customer-focused perspective to the TIME Board.
Timo Lorenzen
Hospitality Leader · TIME Graduate · Director
Timo is an experienced hospitality leader whose career spans Europe and Australia, with expertise in team development, operations, food and beverage, revenue and profit growth. A TIME graduate, award-winning speaker and Distinguished Toastmaster, he brings strong communication and people-development skills to the Board.
Kelley Wacher
Founder, Corporate Magic · Director
Kelley brings more than 22 years across travel, hospitality, leadership, sales, training and consulting. Through Corporate Magic, she helps individuals and organisations strengthen communication, emotional intelligence and leadership capability, bringing a deeply people-focused approach to mentoring, development and Board contribution.
Ingrid Berthelsen
CEO & Co-Founder, Evolution Travel Collective · Director
Ingrid is CEO and Co-Founder of Evolution Travel Collective, with extensive experience across sales, marketing, change management, business development and strategic planning. A passionate advocate for emerging talent, she brings strong commercial insight and a commitment to nurturing the travel industry’s next generation.
Kim Wethmar
Organisational & Leadership Transformation · Director
Kim partners with business owners and executive teams to deliver organisational and leadership transformation. With expertise across culture, capability, strategy and commercial performance, she is known for an authentic, inclusive and decisive approach that creates trust, momentum and sustainable results.
Program Leadership
Supporting the TIME Community
Belinda Montgomery
Program Manager & Secretariat, TIME
Belinda brings more than 25 years across tourism and hospitality, together with five years in the not-for-profit sector.
A TIME mentee nearly a decade ago and a mentor for the past five years, Belinda has deep roots in the program and a proven commitment to developing industry talent. As Program Manager, she brings a collaborative and strategic leadership style and a rare ability to speak both commercial and social-impact languages fluently, helping ensure TIME continues to build meaningful partnerships and deliver lasting impact across the travel industry.
