Dr. Gene Peterson serves as the Artistic Director & Vice President of Artistic Development for Jubilate Tours, casting the mission and vision for music pilgrimage tours in the United States and throughout the world.

Dr. Peterson is an internationally recognized choral conductor and clinician, whose prior appointments include Director of Choral & Vocal Studies and Professor of Music at the Collinsworth School of Performing Arts in Riverside, California, Director of Choral Studies at Bethel University (Minnesota) and Associate Director of Choral Activities at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Peterson has also served as music director and conductor for college, secondary school, church, and community choirs in California and Washington. Ensembles under his leadership have performed in venues throughout the United States, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand, including the Sistine Chapel, the Sydney Opera House, Chicago Symphony Hall, and Carnegie Hall

Due to his reputation in the international choral community, Dr. Peterson is in high demand as a lecturer, choral clinician and adjudicator for local, regional, and international choral festivals, symposiums and workshops, has conducted numerous honor choirs and all-state choirs, and served as a guest conductor for choral concerts and festivals around the world.

Dr. Peterson has served in various functions for ACDA, the California Choral Directors Association, the California Music Educators Association, and the Minnesota Choral Directors Association.

Sarah Chapman is the logistics coordinator for each Jubilate group.  Her vast experience with international and domestic travel includes the Oberammergau Passion Play, musical pilgrimages, and customized pilgrimage planning. Sarah works directly with our affiliate offices around the world to confirm tour managers, hotels, meals, and pilgrimage site entrances. She oversees the registration process for each group, secures airline contracts, and creates promotion materials for parish, diocesan, and social media marketing.  Sarah holds degrees in Education and Psychology.

Born and raised in Switzerland, Roland Zuehlke arrived in the U.S. in 1987 to complete his studies in New York and launch a career in marketing and advertising. He has held senior positions at Switzerland Tourism and Kuoni Tours amassing more than 20 years of experience meeting the demands of discerning and knowledgeable Catholic parish and school music directors. His career includes organizing Catholic pilgrimages and many large Catholic music festivals in Austria, France, Germany and Italy as well as international events such as the Oberammergau Passion Play, the World Meeting of Families, and  World Youth Day.

In charge of program management, Zoe Franciscus draws heavily on her creativity and broad knowledge of European group travel. Active in her Catholic faith, Zoe was raised in Ireland and holds a B.A. in International Marketing and Japanese. Since 1997 Franciscus has held various executive positions while working for several multi-billion dollar international tour operators. She has organized successful international Catholic music festivals in Canterbury, Lincoln, Lucerne, Paris, Rome, Salzburg, Vienna, Wells and York as well as hundreds of customized Catholic pilgrimages and parish/school performance tours throughout Europe.