Corporate Officers
J. Scott Tomer
Founder, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, YTB, Inc.
J. Scott Tomer, a Director and Chief Executive Officer of YTB, Inc., was employed at A. L. Williams (now known as Primerica Financial Services (“Primerica”)) from 1981-1993 where he earned the level of National Sales Director; he had the responsibility of field support and training for their sales force, where he trained over 2,000 sales personnel. He left Primerica to become a Certified Financial Planner, which he continued while specializing in real estate investing prior to co-founding YourTravelBiz.com in 2001.
Robert M. Van Patten
Chief Executive Officer, President, YTB International, Inc., Director
Bob Van Patten, a Director and our newly appointed Chief Executive Officer and President of YTB International, Inc., had previously served in a consulting capacity since April 2009. Previously, he served as President of IMC Agribusiness, an $800 million dollar division of IMC Global, a New York Stock Exchange listed company. IMC Agribusiness was a private company from 1985 to 1991 and then went public as the Vigoro Corporation. The company was sold to IMC Global in 1996 and renamed at that time. Bob currently resides in Edwardsville, Illinois and is a graduate of DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois.
J. Kim Sorensen
Founder, Vice Chairman, YTB International, Inc., CEO of YTB Travel Network, Director
J. Kim Sorensen, a Director and Chief Executive Officer of YTBTN, brings to YTB International, Inc. an extensive and successful business history. He has owned several businesses, and managed a multi-million dollar mixed real estate complex across from the Illinois state capital in Springfield. He joined A. L. Williams in 1981 and earned the Sr. Vice President position in 1985. In 1990, Mr. Sorensen partnered with J. Lloyd Tomer to provide technical and management support for his growing sales organization through 2001. He is a co-founder of YourTravelBiz.com.
Jeremy Hemann
Chief Financial Officer, Risk Manager, YTB International, Inc
Jeremy Hemann, our newly appointed Chief Financial Officer, joined YTB in August 2005 as Corporate Controller where he oversaw the Company’s finance and accounting operations, including financial strategy, management and reporting. Jeremy has extensive experience in the areas of financial auditing, compliance matters, and overall process improvement. Jeremy currently resides in Edwardsville, Illinois, and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Accounting from University of Illinois.