Team

The founder of rafting in Albania. In 1985 he travelled to Hambull, a village in Skrapar at the edge of the Osum River, and set off exploring the Osumi Canyons for the first time on truck inner tubes — the idea that eventually grew into Albania Adventure Park. He leads, guides and directs AAR's executive management, and formulates the strategic plan that guides the organization. In 2013 he was awarded "Man of the Year" by the Municipality of Berat for his contribution to the development of rafting and tourism in the city.

A graduate of the Faculty of Economics at Albanian University and a member of the Association of Approved Accountants. Saimir has worked as an accountant for several years and has been engaged as administrator at Albania Adventure Park since January 2018. He has volunteered with the Albanian Rafting Federation for five years, training in rafting, kayak, hydrospeed, canoeing, climbing and snorkelling, and is now part of the Federation's professional education and training programmes.

AAR's Project Manager since January 2015. She began her career as a Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist on USAID's Rritje Albania economic growth project, then as a Communications and PR specialist on USAID's JuST rule-of-law project. She holds an MSc in Business Informatics from the University of Tirana and an MBA from the University of Kyoto, Japan, and is a certified yoga instructor passionate about the outdoors and environmental issues.

Born in Berat, a physical education teacher with a long record in national and international marathons. He took up rafting at 52 and by 2012 was part of Albania's national "Albanian Eagle" team at the World Rafting Championship in the Czech Republic. Today he trains rafting and hiking, and teaches young people the sport.

Born in Burrel, Griselda manages AAR's accounts, tax returns, payroll, budgets and financial reporting — a believer in Albania's potential for tourism development who volunteers her expertise to the project.

Born in Gjakova, a lawyer dedicated to sustainable tourism development. Nentor took up rafting in 2010 and became one of its biggest advocates and a rafting ambassador in Kosovo, recognised internationally for his outdoor photography. He supports AAR's communication and networking internationally.

AAR's marketing partner, developing promotional materials, external communications and brand management to keep a consistent voice across AAR's channels.