He that drinks his cyder alone, let him catch his horse alone.
- Benjamin Franklin
Painted copper urns from the Independence Hall tower restoration, July, 2011
APT MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY
APT is not a tour company, nor do we recommend tour guides. Most of our members are independent contractors who work
for one or more tour companies in Philadelphia. Area tour operators are encouraged to use this APT Directory as a resource
when seeking qualified guides. APT memberships now run for one full year from enrollment.
Members may download a members' information form by clicking here. Please return the completed form to president@phillyguides.org.
Members may download a FAQ on NFTGA Liability Insurance here.
All APT Certified Tour Guides are marked CTG
All APT guides with NFTGA liability insurance are marked with an asterisk *
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George Ahern
Guy Aiman
Email: guy_aiman@yahoo.com
Marie Alexander
Lee Arnold CTG
Tel: 215 732 6200 ext 237
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Senior Director, The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 18
● SKILLS : Working knowledge of French.
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Joseph W. Becton CTG * APT Board Member 2012
Wendy J Bell CTG
Bill Benkert CTG
Tel: Cell 215 262 7845 Email: williambenkert@peoplepc.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia Trolley Works, Specialty Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
● SKILLS : Areas of Expertise: Ethnic neighborhoods, Catholic history and shrines, educational
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on, Two Rivers and Five Squares, Philly By Night, Franklin Footsteps
Mark Beyerle
Jody Blohm CTG
Tel: 215 646 7300 x151 Email: jmbincdj@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: volunteer for Friends of Independence National Historic Park
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15
● SKILLS : Areas of Expertise: William Penn, Ben Franklin, Architecture, Revolutionary era
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on, lectures
Nina Blum-Hardenbergh CTG
Ross Brakman
Robert Brennan
Chuck Brutsche
Jonathon Burton
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Al Cavalari
Abraham Lee Chapelle APT Board Member 2012
Jim Cicalese CTG
Tel:: 717 363 0755 Email: cicalese@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Head of docents at Carpenters' Hall
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
● SKILLS : Areas of Expertise: History of south NJ, politics of the 17th and 18th C, interpretation
of Samuel Rhoads, Master Carpenter, George Washington presenter
● SERVICES: lectures, tours
J. Del Conner CTG APT Board Member 2012
Tel: H 215 925 7866 Cell 215 880 9761 Email: Del@DrPhysick.com
URL: www.DrPhysick.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia Society for the Preservation of Landmarks, Philadelphia on Foot
● SKILLS : Areas of expertise: Early Philadelphia to 1860, Germantown history, Landmark Houses: Powel & Physick
● SERVICES: House tours, walking tours of Historic District and Germantown, Kelpius Society, Awbury Arboretum
Robert Conroy CTG
Barbara Corson
Mark Coval CTG
Monique Coval CTG
Arthur Coyle CTG
Tel: 215 260 7056 Email: acoyle@aol.com
James A. Crichton
Alice Cutler
Email: alicepcutler@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Big Bus Tours
Nick Cvetkovic
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Lenora Early CTG
George Evans
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Tom Farris CTG
Tel: Bus 215 587 8989 Email: pftours@yahoo.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Culture Tours, Christ Church
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20+
● SKILLS : Original Two Square Miles, Valley Forge, Lancaster County.
Louis N. Ferrero
Jeanne Fogle
Richard Frey CTG Communications Committee Chair 2012
Tel: Bus 215 735 7156 Cell 215 272 8687 Email: richardfrey@dca.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: President, Your Philadelphia Tour, LLC. Independent, Philadelphia Trolley Works and 76 Carriage Co.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15 years as a tour producer and guide
● SKILLS : Areas of Expertise: Architecture and Fine Arts Administration, Commercial and nonprofit voiceovers,
historic research.
● SERVICES: Group tour production, step-on bus tours, walking tours, site management, docent services, tour management,
hospitality, lectures
. Tours of: Narrated historic tours of the Philadelphia area from brief tours of the colonial and federal districts
to detailed tours of the entire
city, from its founding to the present.
Jason Fried CTG
Tel: Bus 215 280 3746 Cell 914 456 9612 Email: Jason@philadelphiaurbanadventures.com, jasonafried@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Philadelphia Urban Adventures, Awfully Nice Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 2
● SKILLS : Areas of expertise: South Philly, South St., Italian Market, Philadelphia craft beer. Villanova Law School.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, custom & driving tours (auto and bus), tour manager. Tours: Philadelphia city, Valley Forge,
Amish Country, Rocky tours, Brandywine Valley.
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Katherine Gessler CTG
Tel: Bus 215 805 1942 Email: gessk@comcast.net
● SKILLS : Expertise in Irish history.
Annie Gianola
Ariel Gornizky
Greta Greenberger CTG
Tel: Bus 215 686 2840 Cell 215 264 9413 Email: greta.greenberger@phila.gov
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: City Hall Tours and Visitor Center, Preservation Alliance Tours, AIA Tours, Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25
● SKILLS : Areas of expertise: Architecture and history of Philadelphia, especially City Hall
● SERVICES: Walking tours, bus or trolley, City Hall Powerpoint
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Marianne Ham
Doug Heller
Daniel Hensell
Jennifer Hensell
Tel: H 866 526 9947 Email: jenn@freetoursbyfoot.com
URL: http://www.freetoursbyfoot.com/philadelphia/
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Free Tours by Foot, Philadelphia by Foot
● SKILLS : Area museums and exhibits, public art, Philadelphia history colonial to present
● SERVICES: Walking tours, private tours, night tours.
Mickey Herr CTG
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Dan Johnston
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Brian Kane
Tel: 215 9i7 1685
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Old City Carriage Co.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 20
● SKILLS : Carriage driver, horse trainer. Founding member of APT
● SERVICES: Walking tours, carriage tours.
Brian Kelly
John E. Kelly CTG * Election Committee Chair 2012
Tel: H 215 985 9191 Cell 215 704 2946 Email: johnkelly01@msn.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Work with several adult and student tour operators as an independent contractor and employee
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12
● SKILLS : Graduate of the International Tour Management Institute (1999). Special knowledge of Historic Philadelphia and central PA.
● SERVICES: Walking and coach tours, meet-and-greet, tour manager, tour planning and logistics. Tours: Philadelphia metro area,
central PA (PA Dutch, Gettysburg), historic Philadelphia, multi-day coach tours, North America east of the Mississippi,
from Louisiana to Newfoundland.
Rob Kettell
Tel: 215 925 3690 Email: Kettell@aol.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 4
● SKILLS : Special interest in Colonial and Federal Philadelphia.
● SERVICES: Walking tours. Tours: Historic Philadelphia area.
Mitchell Kramer
Jennifer Krivinskas
Harry G. Kyriakodis CTG
Tel: H 215 243 1654 Cell 215 260 5448 Email: phillyfello@aol.org or hkyriakodis@ali.org
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent and The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 10
● SKILLS : Expertise in Philadelphia industrial, transportation and maritime history.
● SERVICES: Walking and bike tours.
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Antoinette Levitt
Lois Linden CTG
Tel: 215 828 9008 Email: seemyphila@aol.com
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30
● SKILLS : Small private tours, Independence Park, Philadelphia and surrounding area.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-on tours.
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Edward Mauger CTG * APT President 2009-10, Certification Committee Chair 2012
Andy Maunder CTG
Tel: Bus 215 280 3746 Cell 609 923 1389 Email: andy@awfullynicetours.com
URL: www.awfullynicetours.com, www.philadelphiaurbanadventures.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Awfully Nice Tours, Philadelphia Urban Adventures
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3
● SERVICES: Step-on and walking tours, private driving tours, custom tours, group and theme tours.
Jack McCarthy
Tel: 215 824 1636 Cell 610 639 2164 Email: JACKSNOTES88@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, Consultant to Hsitorical Society of Pennsylvania
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 30 years of archival/historical work
● SKILLS : Philadelphia music history, certified archivist
● SERVICES: Walking tours
Eric McElroy
Trevor McElroy CTG * APT Board Member 2012
Tel: Bus 215 729 5281 (Fri-Sun) Cell 610 554 6872 Email: Trev1418@yahoo.com
URL: www.Bartramsgarden.org
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Bartram's Garden, Awfully Nice Tours/Urban Adventures, independent
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5+
● SKILLS : Colonial and federal era botany and natural history, off the beaten path, beer and cider history, public art, Centennial, New Sweden,
academic institutions. Preparator, experienced in art and artifact handling, display, storage, packing and collection management.
Walking, bus, step-on tours, trunk shows and botanic history lectures.
● SERVICES: Off the beaten path tours, Fairmount Park, Woodlands Cemetery, West Philly
Kathleen McGettigan
Anita McKelvey
Tel: 215 727 1588 Email: daytripsandmore@aim.com, authenticphiladelphia@gmail.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Owner, Day Trips and More, Authentic Philadelphia
● SKILLS : Strong knowledge of industrial, culinary and ethnic heritage, urban archaeology and historic preservation
● SERVICES: Cultural heritage tourism consultant - advise and assist organizations and companies in planning and developing
quality programs and projects, including behind the scenes tours, special events, fundraisers, public relations and marketing,
walk and talk tours about Lafayette, the Bonapartes, Irish heritage, colonial finance, Philly blues and jazz, and more.
Elizabeth McKeon APT Secretary 2012
Tel: 267 255 3825 Email: elizabethmckeon@juno.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Ride the Ducks
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 8
● SKILLS : 100 ton Master Boat Captain, Commercial Bus/Limousine Driver
Sheila McLaughlin CTG *
Tel: 484 716 8228 Email: sheila_mclaughlin493@msn.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark/Student Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 11
Ann B. McNamee
Charmain Michaels
Jim Millisky
Dyanna Morku
Elaine Morris CTG
Tel: 856 232 3957 Email: elaine.morris8@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: docent at Physick House and Powel House
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 9
● SKILLS : organization, administration
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Bill Ochester *
Tel: 215 601 7051 Email: Ochie1@aol.com
URL: www.BFranklinPrinter.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, American Heritage Student Tours, American Heritage Landmark Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 13
● SKILLS : Active Revolutionary War re-enactor, board member: American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia,
professionally portrays Dr. Benjamin Franklin. Great familiarity with sites and tours in Germantown.
● SERVICES: Step-on and walking tours. Portrays Dr. Franklin for meet-and-greet, corporate speaking engagements, etc.
Tours: Historic Philadelphia, Valley Forge.
Lynn O'Connell
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Virginia Pusey
Tel: 484 832 6408 610 644 3781 Email: vfpusey@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark Tours, Culture Tour Philadelphia, Specialty Tours
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 3, plus 18 home stay trips to France
● SKILLS : Fluent French
● SERVICES: Lecturer, step-on, walking tours, historic area, Center City, Valley Forge
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Paula Reynolds
David Richards
Sara Richardson CTG
Tel: 215 519 5345 215 523 6951 Email: sjrich@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: American Heritage Landmark Tours, Specialty Tours, Phila Hospitality, Road Scholar, Kimmel Center, The Barnes, PMA
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12
● SKILLS : Areas of expertise: art, architecture.
Bill Robling *
Tel: 267 939 6934 Email: ben@foundingfranklin.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Bill Robling as Benjamin Franklin, Historic Philadelphia Inc: actor, historic interpreter,
American Historical Theatre: actor, historic interpreter.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 35
● SKILLS : Actor, singer, educator.
● SERVICES: Tours, meet-and-greet, historic presentations.
Ernest Rouse
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Virginia "Ginger" Sacha CTG
Melvin Seligsohn
Judy Shulman CTG APT Treasurer 2012
Mark Silber
Josh Silver CTG *
Tel: 267 474 9141 Email: silverianempire@yahoo.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Urban Adventures Philadelphia, Christ Church Preservation Trust, Ghost Tours of Philadelphia
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 15
● SKILLS: Urban history, geographical knowledge of several US communities.
● SERVICES: Historical walking and bus tours.
Bob Skiba CTG * APT President 2011
Tel: 215 627 8165 Email: bobskiba@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, Philadelphia On Foot, Awfully Nice Tours, Specialty Tours, Gerber Tours, California Tours,
President, Association of Philadelphia Tour Guides; Administrator, National Federation of Tourist Guides Associations;
Director, Mixed Pickles Vintage Dance Co.; Director, Archives, William Way Community Center; Museum and Education
Committee Member, Elfreth's Alley; Advisory Board Member, Dance USA-Philadelphia.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 12 Editor, The Association of Philadelphia TOur Guides Hand Book.
● SKILLS: expertise in Philadelphia city history 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Basic understanding of Spanish, French, Italian, German.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, step-ons, overnighters. Tours: Historic Philadelphia district, CC midtown district from Washington Square to
City Hall, the 19th century city, student and adult historical scavenger hunts, ghost tours, Prohibition Era tours.
Tamera Snodgrass CTG
Tel: 215 908 2833 Email: moneywort@verizon.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Olde City Carriage Co.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 25
● SKILLS : Carriage driver, step on tours, walking tours.
Bob Spross
Dorothy Stanaitas CTG
Tel: 856 2485 Cell 609 922 1082 Email: age0601@aol.com
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent and The Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1 1/2
● SKILLS : 25 years as a program director & presenter in schools, libraries, museums, camps etc. TV hostess.
● SERVICES: Walking tours, "Rumors, Scandals & Dirty Rotten Lies," and general historic area
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Michael J. Tait CTG *
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Mike Valentin
Loretta Vasile
Fred Vincent
Richard Vinson
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Dane Wells
Nonnette Cyd Wiernik
Dan Wilhoft
Tel: 410 398 0489, 443 350 0990 Email: DanWilJr@comcast.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Independent, Baltimore-Rent-A-Tour
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 1
● SKILLS: International Tour Management Institute (ITMI) certified tour director and guide. Certified guide at the U.S. Naval Academy
and licensed guide in Washington, D.C.
● SERVICES: walking tours -Independence Hall Historic District, step-on guide, tour director through out Mid-Atlantic region.
Meet & greet at area airports.
Patrick Wittwer
Laura Wright
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Steve Zettler CTG
Tel: 267 971 8469 Email: stevezettler@earthlink.net
● COMPANY AFFILIATIONS: Your Philadelphia Tour, LLC, Big Bus Company, Trolley Works, 76 Carriage Co.
● YEARS OF EXPERIENCE: 5
● SKILLS: international actor & published author. Expertise in history, architecture, theatre and art.
● SERVICES: step-on tours, offering a well rounded tour of the entire city including the historical, business
and theatre districts. Private tours of St. Peter's Church.