About

Megan Maloney

Founder

In 2008, eleven-year-old Megan Maloney lost three family members to cancer in less than 12 months. Megan’s father was about to test-launch an online travel business when Megan came to him with an “aha” moment. “Dad, is there any way to fight cancer with your new travel site, can we raise money to help fight this disease?” That was all it took. After some lengthy discussions & re-development, Charity Pro Travel was founded just in time to become a partner with Stand Up 2 Cancer. As word spread, Megan was contacted by local & national media, giving interviews to the likes of CNN & Ellen Show Producers. Her story and photo even made the front page of the Travel/Entertainment section of the Los Angeles Times. Less than a month later she was off to L.A. for the live broadcast of the first Stand Up 2 Cancer telethon featuring over 100 celebrities & 40 entertainers.

Shortly after a successful test launch, the economy took a turn, the travel industry took a hit and Megan had to return to school, leaving restricted availability and participation. So, the Maloney’s decided to put the project on the shelf…. until now.

Fast forward….. 2018.  Megan has continued with her passion to make a difference.  Now living in Ft. Myers, Fl with a degree in marketing & business, Megan has dusted off the project and has put together an impressive team. She first partnered with Keith Hudson, a family friend and father of Pop Star Katy Perry as the CEO.  Next, she pitched the concept to Priceline and has joined forces with the Priceline Partner Network to power and provide all the travel-related products and services. With the addition of corporate executive Bruce Cramer as Chief Operating Officer and forming strategic partnerships in marketing and brand development, Megan’s unfortunate story has now become her future to see the problem and work to find a solution.

As a growing millennial population has a desire to inherently better the world, Megan will help provide the collective, and opportunity by connecting hearts around the world, one trip at a time.

1 in 2 men, 1 in 3 women will be diagnosed with cancer,
1 person every 8 minutes under 40 will be diagnosed with cancer in the US. http://www.standup2cancer.org
Photo courtesy of Hieu Phan

Brad Maloney

Founder/Co-CEO

As the father of Megan, Brad captured her “Aha” moment into the conceptual development of Charity Pro Travel. With over 35 years of leadership and operational experience as an entrepreneur and corporate executive in the hospitality industry, Brad has consulted and managed the growth and development of a number of concepts including entertainment, event management, fundraising and marketing. Brad has cultivated and developed working relationships with over 30 local and national charities and organizations. Brad will manage day to day operations and the efficient execution of the company’s high-level strategies.

Keith Hudson

Co-Chief Executive Officer

Keith Hudson- Co-CEO of Charity Pro Travel is an accomplished author, motivational speaker, and life coach, Keith has a true passion for helping others. As CEO of Hudson Ministries, Keith and his wife Mary, are a dynamic couple that has been ministering around the globe for 35 years.

The Hudson’s have three adult children, Katy (Artist Katy Perry), Angela and David, along with three grandchildren.

Rick Schneider

Chief Strategy Officer

Rick Schneider, recently retired from Priceline as Vice President of Global Business Development for the Priceline Partner Network, where he led the affiliate program from a handful of partners to nearly a billion dollars in annual travel sales. Rick brings over thirty years of travel management experience to Charity Pro Travel, first owning a chain of brick and mortar travel agencies, then managing the franchise program at Carlson Wagonlit. Rick later went on to co-found the partner program at World Choice Travel, which would later be acquired by Travelocity and renamed the Travelocity Partner Network, growing the network from zero to thousands of worldwide affiliates over a decade before joining Priceline. Prior to the travel space, Rick had a 20-year career in broadcasting, holding a variety of positions including TV News Anchorman, Talk Show Host, News Director, On Air Personality and Executive Producer.

Prior to the travel space, Rick attended Butler University, majoring in Radio-TV and went on to hold a variety of positions in broadcasting including TV News Anchorman, TV News Director, Radio News Anchor, Talk Show Host and Morning Air Personality.  He served as Executive Producer of television coverage of both the Democratic and Republican National Conventions for over 150 local stations and global networks over a twelve-year period at Potomac Television Communications. 

Bruce Cramer

Chief Operating Officer

Bruce Cramer brings over 40 years of business experience covering a wide variety of industries, i.e., supply chain, distribution, operations, sales, quality assurance, information technology, construction, entertainment, philanthropy and last but not least, real estate.   

An experiential learner with an entrepreneurial spirit…earning an Executive MBA from the highly esteemed Kellogg School of Management – Northwestern University. 

• Director, Solution Engineering Effectiveness – W.W. Grainger, Inc. 
• Owner – Cramer Management (Consulting/Investment Company)
• Owner/Partner – Cramer Vs. Cramer Real Estate
• Investor – Guardian Angel (Innovative Safety Products)
• Former Vice President – Habitat for Humanity - Kenosha, WI 
• Former Member – KJ Cramer Construction, LLC (Residential & Commercial Construction)