Our Team
For over 27 years, our team has been helping people all over the world relocate and connect with other people in their new homes. Our original site, Expat Exchange, and its sister site, Digital Nomad Exchange, support expatriates and digital nomads as they move, live and travel abroad. Now, we're excited to introduce Blue Burbia, a site that helps people as they relocate from New York City to the suburbs and connects them with their communities once they are living there.
Our tagline, "The Best of the Suburbs and the City," highlights our own personal belief that moving out of the city doesn't mean that you're leaving the city behind. Having a home in the suburbs with easy access to the city lets you enjoy the best of both worlds. And even if you decide to stay in the city, we're here to help you enjoy every minute of it!
Joshua Wood
Joshua Wood, LPC is one of the Founders of BlueBurbia and serves as Co-President of Expat Exchange. Prior to Expat Exchange and BlueBurbia, Joshua worked for NBC Cable (MSNBC and CNBC Primetime). Joshua has a BA from Syracuse and a Master's in Clinical and Counseling Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Mr. Wood is also a licensed counselor and psychotherapist. Connect with Joshua on LinkedIn.
Mr. Wood has provided insight into relocation for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The International Business Times and other publications.
Betsy Burlingame
Betsy Burlingame is one of the founders of BlueBurbia and the Founder and President of Expat Exchange. She launched Expat Exchange in 1997 as her Master's thesis project at NYU. Prior to Expat Exchange and BlueBurbia, Betsy worked at AT&T in International and Mass Market Marketing. She graduated from Ohio Wesleyan University with a BA in International Business and German. Betsy loves to travel and spend time with her family. Connect with Betsy on LinkedIn.
Ms. Burlingame has offered insight into issues related to relocation for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Forbes.com, Kiplinger, AARP and other publications.
Braden Wood
Braden Wood is a part-time content developer at BlueBurbia and Expat Exchange. In addition to researching and writing articles for BlueBurbia and Expat Exchange, he is involved with photo and video content development with a special focus on New York City, where he is a student in the Undergraduate Film & Television program at NYU Tisch School of the Arts.
