Liz Payne
Liz Payne brings more than 10 years’ experience in travel and tourism to WINGS. Prior to joining the team in 2009, she was a private travel concierge who created tailored itineraries for small groups and FITs touring New Zealand, Australia, the South Pacific, South Africa, and the British Isles. She especially liked promoting local experiences and sustainable eco-tourism in these regions. Today Liz is the principal liaison with our UK-based partner, Sunbird, and loves to connect people to places meaningfully, while seamlessly handling all the details.
Raised in the oak-studded hills along southern San Francisco Bay, Liz learned the importance of a good education, especially one alfresco. She holds a degree in biology from the University of Oregon and continues to study in what John Muir called “the University of the Wilderness.” An active birder she has ventured to Panama, Nicaragua, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Hawai’i, western Europe, and many destinations across North America. She volunteers as a local field-trip leader and conducts surveys for the Arizona Audubon Important Bird Areas program.
Liz relishes reading, tropical beaches, Spinone Italiano dogs, and relaxing with her husband, Robert. Next adventure: El Camino de Santiago in Spain.