Nathan DePetris is owner and COO of Pride Travel, a full-service leisure agency that specializes in catering to the needs of gay and lesbian clientele. He chairs southern California ASTAs Young Professional Society (YPS) committee, sits on the national YPS committee, has sailed on over four dozen cruises and traveled to almost 40 countries. DePetris holds several industry certifications, most notably by CLIA, the Travel Institute and various destination visitors bureaus in the Americas, Asia, Africa and Europe. An award-winning photojournalist, his images have been featured in publications online and in print for the travel trade, consumers, and NATJA's TravelWorld International Magazine.