Dean (Trey) Byus III joined us in 1993 as an Expedition Leader and since 2009 has served as Lindblad s Chief Expedition Officer overseeing programming for Lindblad s vessels in addition to serving on the Executive Management Team. Prior to 2009, Mr. Byus served as Lindblad s Vice President of Operations and Program Development, Director of Field Staff & Expedition Technology and Director of Field Staff. Mr. Byus has worked in regions around the world and has extensive experience in managing Lindblad s expedition teams, vessel deployments and itineraries, R&D, pricing and marketing, as well as business development, including working with National Geographic. Mr. Byus holds a B.A. from the University of Washington.