Seth Wirshba - President

Seth Wirshba, President, Founder and Director of Grand Edventures has been in the Education tour business for adults since 1987. He maintains relationships with major Universities across the United States and Canada. Seth has provided hundreds of educational tours and learning sessions for thousands clients over the years. He was instrumental in introducing one of the largest Lunch and Learn programs to the South Florida retiree population. Seth’s hands on approach to managing is recognized by his clients who return year after year.

In addition, Seth is the owner of Laser Creations a graphic design business serving the South Florida market. His work has been used by companies such as the Jewish Federation of Palm Beach, COPD Foundation, Stiles Realty, Government of Jamaica, American Express, TravelHost among other local and nationally recognized companies.

Seth is a Florida high school graduate and a graduate from the University of South with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications/Advertising.

Seth has served on the board of the Waters Edge Elementary School as well as the Loggers' Run Community Middle school PTAs in Boca Raton, Florida. His son currently attends West Boca Raton High School and his wife is employeed at Sunrise Park Elementary school in Boca Raton, Florida.

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Ann Bent
Director, Marketing and Media Relations

Ann Bent is the Director of Marketing and Media Relations whose specialty is student and senior tour programming and services. Ann has been with Grand Edventures since its inception.
She is also an active member in the South Florida Community serving on many boards including the Palm Beach County Council PTA/PTSAs Board, the Waters Edge Elementary School PTA Board and the Loggers Run Middle School PTSA Board.

In addition, Ann is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Palm Tennis Management Group, LLC, a premier tennis organization whose mission is to promote tennis in the South Florida area.

Ann’s previous experience was as Manager, Compensation and Employee Benefits for Toshiba America Consumer Products, Inc., in Wayne, NJ, where she was responsible for the design and development of all employee benefits and compensation programs. She also managed a $7M budget and a department of 8 professionals. Prior to that, Ann worked for Handy & Harman, New York, NY, as a Manager in Human Resources. In her corporate roles, Ann directed the administration of the company’s group health and life insurance plans for over 3,000 employees and retirees with benefit costs in excess of $20 million.

Ann is a cum laude graduate of the University of Delaware.

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