Chief Tree Climber

Lisa Vogele, CTA

Lisa Vogele is a professional genealogist and Certified Travel Advisor (CTA). She is the Chief Tree Climber at Travel Your Tree: Where Ancestry Meets Adventure, a European family history research, travel planning, and custom tour operator. Lisa is passionate about traveling in the footsteps of your ancestors to make or re-establish connections of personal and historical significance.

In 2016, she authored Food & Folklore: A Year of Italian Festivals, a guidebook designed to help travelers incorporate heritage festivals into their itineraries, get off the beaten path, and experience local culture through food and historic events. She earned a Certificate in Genealogical Research from Boston University in 2019 and holds the Certified Travel Associate (CTA) credential.

Her travel tips have been featured in The Huffington Post, 1000 Travel Tips, and on her travel blog LisaLovesToTravel.com. Lisa holds a master’s degree from Clemson University, was raised in Connecticut, and currently resides in Colorado.