JoAnn C. Paez & Leonard D. Paez

“We started this business with our best friends, the Duncans, and it was always our dream to create something special, something far from the normal ‘corporate entity’!” 

                                                                       - JoAnn Paez

 JoAnn and Leonard Paez, along with Michelle and Robert Duncan, established Odyssey Travel and Cruises, Inc. in the winter of 1998.  Theirs was a vision to create a company dedicated to the customer- both external and internal- a company committed to the highest standards of service and value!

 “Our overriding business principle was that all the members of our corporate family should be just that: ‘members of our family’!”

                                                                        - Leonard Paez

JoAnn Paez, CTC, ACC

Vice-President and Chief Operations Officer

JoAnn has over 24 years of experience as a travel professional having held the coveted CTC- Certified Travel Consultant- certification since 1984.  She has been instrumental in the successful establishment of several travel businesses as well as the mentoring of scores of travel professionals over the years.  She now brings her experience and dynamic character to work for us!

Leonard Paez, ITCPM, PMP

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

Leonard has more than 15 years experience in business and technology.  He has been involved with Internet technologies since 1994 and was instrumental in leading the official efforts of the State of Connecticut to establish itself on the web.  In addition to that he has created a multi-million dollar online direct marketing business for a medical & surgical supply company and is now a top tier big 5 consultant in the areas of project management, e-business and software development.