About Barefoot

Drew has been leading customer facing teams, from Retail and Customer Service to Stock Trading and Technical Support, for over thirty years. He joins Barefoot to provide direction for the Customer Support, Professional Services and Training efforts. His interest in Barefoot stems, in part, from a long held interest in the tourism industry.

He and his wife Ingrid have three adult children. Their home in Central New Hampshire also includes three rescued dogs. Drew spends his spare time among several interests including woodworking, playing tournament poker, practicing with his guitar, and sailing on Lake Winnipesaukee.

As the Director of Development, I appreciate the opportunity to lead the development team and continue to deliver innovative solutions via the most secure and robust systems.  I enjoy partnering with our marketing and support team to make sure that prospects and customer needs are fulfilled in a timely manner.  

How did you become interested in the vacation rental industry? 

After many years serving in the financial industry and higher education, I was invited to a unique opportunity in 2020 to advise and bolster the Barefoot development team.  It is exciting to use my IT leadership skills and contribute to the industry that helps people like me, who enjoy vacationing and travelling.  

What are your hobbies? 

I enjoy hiking, traveling, listening to music, sports, especially badminton, baseball, and soccer, etc.   

What is something that no one knows about you? 

During a summer job in college, I worked as a real estate associate. I actually helped to sell a property to a friend that just retired to Florida. 

I work as part of the support team and also work with our developer team for projects and work order systems.

How did you become interested in the vacation rental industry?

When I started to work with Barefoot, I started to love vacation Rental industry. I also love our team and our software. I am glad to be one of the Barefoot team.

What are your hobbies?

Tennis, basketball, reading and travel

What is something that no one knows about you?

I have acrophobia.

What is your role at barefoot?

Help desk administrator. I really like solving problems for clients. For me it is like finding the tricky piece of a puzzle and putting it into place. Making clients happy is why I like working for Barefoot.

How did you get interested in the vacation rental industry?

Our family loves traveling and going on vacations, and I happened to land a job in the industry.

What are your hobbies?

Reading, spending time with family, adventuring and traveling.

What is something that most people do not know about you?

I love doing Escape Rooms.

What is your role with Barefoot?

I’m working as a part of the support team as well as the development team, and I’m very excited to be joining barefoot and hope to get to know everyone:)

How did you become interested in the travel industry?

I love traveling and browsing through vacation homes, so it’ll be interesting to see the other side of it!

What are your hobbies?

I played ultimate frisbee all through high school and college, and I love skiing, hiking or anything outdoors. I also dabble a bit in photography and especially like taking pictures of spotted cows.

What is something that most people don't know about you?

I lived in China for 5 years from 4th to 8th grade and can write and speak mandarin fluently (but I still can barely cook my favorite Chinese dishes).

Hi! I’m Kirsten and I’m a Solutions Engineer here at Barefoot. My job is to provide consultatory services and solutions through Barefoot services and partner integrations.

I have 17 years of experience in vacation rental management in Ocean City, MD because I’m a glutton for punishment (kidding) and have worked just about every position that you can possibly imagine in the industry from the front of the house to the back of the house.  While I like to say that I have seen it all, I know that is just crazy talk.  While working in OCMD with a local real estate company, I was a Barefoot user for 8 years. During that time, I had the privilege of getting to know the great team here. Unfortunately, the company was sold to Vacasa and my tenure in vacation rental management ended. I was then recruited by Vintory and spent some time helping vacation rental companies grow before joining Barefoot in October of 2022.

When I’m not working, I enjoy spending time with my children and boyfriend. I like to drag them all out on outdoor excursions and make them do physical activities which don’t involve electronics (i.e. hiking, roller skating, kayaking, the beach).  We also watch terrible movies and enjoy thrifting for treasures. My original life plan was to be a veterinarian and while that didn’t pan out, I do somehow end up rescuing animals on a fairly regular basis. At this current time, we have reached our cat quota for the decade, though we do love them. If you can’t find me, I’m usually outside, probably chasing chickens, maybe driving a tractor.

Before joining Barefoot, I dedicated four years to educating low-income youth in southern New Hampshire. I am eager to bridge my love of helping others with my passion for tourism and technology.

One part of Barefoot I really enjoy is our annual User Conference. It is amazing to be able to meet so many clients and partners face-to-face. I love seeing how engaged our clients are when they learn something new about our software, and their enthusiasm when meeting the “Team Barefoot” that has been helping them with their business for so long.

I am grateful to be part of this team and look forward to my future with Barefoot.

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