Staff
The following Alumni
Cruises
staff
members
will accompany you on your cruise.
Autism Event Staff
Jamie Grover
Autism Group Director
Alumni Cruises
Jamie currently works for the University Center for
Developmental Disabilities at California State University –
San Bernardino. Jamie is the programs Project Coordinator
and Editor of the centers quarterly publication “The UCDD
Voice.” Jamie has written and published many articles
relating to the needs of children on the spectrum and their
families. Jamie is also a parent group counselor and
teaches a variety of workshops including, positive parenting
techniques, parent communication and wellness, and IEP
planning & strategies, to name a few.
Jamie served as the West Coast Representative for the North
Star Foundation, an organization which pairs children with
autism and other developmental disabilities to quality
trained assistance dogs. Jamie is also a certified North
Star dog trainer and was responsible for training and
assisting with the placement of several assistance dogs over
the last few years, including one with triplets who are all
on the autism spectrum.
Ryan Wimmer
Associate Staff Member
Alumni Cruises
Ryan is
currently a senior at California State University - San
Bernardino and has worked just under three years with
autistic children and children with special needs. He is
studying to become a special education teacher and looks
forward to continuing to expand his knowledge of autism and
the various ways to help those on the autism spectrum and
other developmental disabilities.
Ryan worked at a summer camp for children with special
needs, and has worked two years for our group director,
Jamie Grover at the University Center for Developmental
Disabilities as a one on one teacher for children with
special needs, chiefly autism. Ryan looks forward to
gaining useful experience and knowledge that will assist him
in future classroom settings, in addition to any future work
he does in the field.
Cruise Concierge Staff
Michael Sobbell
President / Owner
Alumni Cruises
Mr. Sobbell has been in the cruise travel field for over 15
years. He has cruised on many of Royal Caribbean’s
ships, including all of the Voyager Class and Freedom Class ships and considers these
ships his second home. Mr. Sobbell strives to personally
attend every Cruise Event to ensure the cruise experience
meets every passengers expectations, as he will on this
Autism Family Cruise.
Mr. Sobbell welcomes you to this website and looks forward to
enjoying this Cruise Event with you.
Note
Other staff members will be onboard as needed,
depending on the total number of people booked and the
services that will be required.
Please visit our
Contact Page for information on how to reach us to answer any questions you might have regarding your cruise.
