Jane is the Responsible Travel Manager for Intrepid Travel. Intrepid Travel operates affordable small group adventures, currently in 95 countries throughout Asia, Australasia, Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and Latin America. Intrepid aims to operate its trips in a way that both respects and benefits local people, their culture and the environment. Jane has been with Intrepid for 12 years, starting as a group leader in Vietnam and Borneo in 1996. She's passionate about travelling in a way that's positive and rewarding for all those involved. After leading about 65 trips and having countless memorable experiences, Jane hung up the backpack in early 2000 to take up her current position based out of Intrepid's Melbourne head office. The position includes working with staff to implement Intrepid's Responsible Travel Code of Conduct around the globe, helping manage Intrepid's Carbon Reduction initiatives and generally doing whatever's possible to help ensure Intrepid is practicing what they preach. Jane researched and ran several Intrepid trips to Timor-Leste - an opportunity to set up a model of sustainable tourism in the world's newest nation. In 2002 Jane established The Intrepid Foundation Inc, providing travellers and Intrepid Travel with a unique opportunity to provide support to grass roots community development projects. Jane’s adventures include extensive travels through Asia and Africa and a 1500km walk around the Victorian coastline. In 2006 Jane used her long service leave to work as personal assistant to the then First Lady of Timor-Leste, Kirsty Sword Gusmao, based at the Alola Foundation in Dili, which works to help support women and their families.