Our Team
Thomas Dorsey – Founder & Digital Media Director
Thomas earned an MS in Information Systems and BA in Communications with a minor in Black Studies from U. of Pittsburgh, where he was Sound Technician at Kuntu Repertory Theater. He earned an MBA from UCLA and a Mineta Transportation Institute certificate. He has background in Corporate IT marketing and has visited/researched 155 destinations in North & South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. He resides in LA.
Leonard Dorsey – Sr. Photojournalist
Lenny has researched dozens of U.S. cities and Hawaii. As a certified international super-traveler, he has visited over a dozen Caribbean Islands, many destinations in Mexico, and has taken numerous tropical cruises. In all, Lenny has many researched destinations in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, and Asia. He holds a BA in Communications from Morgan State U. and resides in Baltimore.
Lysa Allman-Baldwin – Sr. Travel Writer, Author & Speaker
Lysa is a Sr. Travel Writer, Leadership Strategist & Author with over 25 years covering travel, cuisine/restaurants, business & personality profiles, real estate, organizations, and news reporting. Lysa has explored many U.S. cities and is a motivational speaker, writer, workshop facilitator, and author of I Cried. And People Loved Me Anyway. AuthenticityAndPurpose.com.
Kalin Thomas – Sr. Travel Writer & Photojournalist
Kalin is a producer, reporter, writer, public speaker & media consultant. She has been a TV journalist at CNN Travel and won numerous industry awards. Her CNN stories included travel for the disabled, business travel, travel fraud, and black travel. She has been to Antarctica, Africa, Asia, Europe, South America & North America. She is a Howard University graduate and lives in Baltimore.
Ingrid Sturgis – Sr. Travel Writer
Ingrid is an award-winning journalist and former Sr. Programming Manager at AOL BlackVoices and Editor at BET Weekend & Essence magazines. A professor at Howard U. School of Communications, she developed a magazine editing and production course. Ingrid also teaches news reporting and design for an online journalism course at Howard. Ingrid holds a MA in Journalism from NYU and resides in northern New Jersey.
Calvin Young – Sr. Photojournalist & Travel Writer
A Circumnavigators Club member, Calvin held a number of senior management positions in U.S. government agencies. His stints at the National Transportation Safety Board and Federal Railroad Administration gave him insights into many transportation modes and sharpened his writing skills. Calvin has a BS from Johns Hopkins U. and an MBA & Ph.D. from George Mason U. He resides in Northern Virginia.
Robert Goldston – Sr. Photojournalist
Robert studied photography at the Illinois Institute of Technology and is a graduate of the Chicago Community Film Workshop Council. Journeys have taken him to North America, Asia, Africa, and Europe. Earned an Honorable Mention in ARTQUENCH Magazine Photography Contest. In addition to red carpet and wedding photography, he is a Youtube personality Sir Worldwide/Rob Goldston at Elders React.
Dwight Brown – Travel Writer & Photojournalist
Dwight’s work has appeared in Essence, Chicago Tribune, Black Enterprise, Emerge, HuffPost, and NNPA News Wire Newspapers. Dwight covers festivals, luxury, tennis & golf resorts in the Caribbean, Europe, Asia, Africa, South America & North America. He received his BA and MA from San Francisco State U. and a NAMIC Executive Leadership Certificate from UCLA. Dwight resides in NYC area. DwightBrownInk.com
Paul Lowe – Radio & TV Personality
Paul Lowe has enjoyed a career in TV and radio news and entertainment and won awards for journalism excellence. His first industry gig was with Country Music Hall of Fame legend Buck Owens. Paul’s career includes working as a news anchor/featured reporter for CBS Radio and The Wave radio station, both in Los Angeles. Paul Lowe also works as a voice-over actor, travel writer, photographer, sound editor, and show host.
Teresa Lowe – Photojournalist & Travel Writer
Teresa is an independent filmmaker and video editor and worked for The Queen of Soul Miss Aretha Franklin in the past. She has worked many award shows in Los Angeles and other cities such as The Oscars, Golden Globes, and Ebony Power 100 with all A-List Celebrity Stars. Teresa is happily married to Paul Lowe.
Scottie Ross – Travel Writer & Editor
Scottie has visited North & South America, Africa, Europe, Asia and attended the 2008 & 2012 Presidential Inaugurations, and covered the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African America History & Culture. She holds a BA in Creative Writing from San Francisco State U. and was editor of several newsletters at AT&T. Her travel articles have appeared on SoulOfAmerica.com and the San Francisco Chronicle.