Our Team
Over the course of our 27-year history, our team has been devoted to helping people relocate and connect with others in their new areas. Our original site, Expat Exchange and its sister site, Digital Nomad Exchange, support expatriates, digital nomads, and retirees as they move, live and travel abroad. Now, we are excited to introduce BlueBurbia.com a site that helps people as they relocate from cities to suburbs and connects them once they are living in the suburbs. 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. Initially, BlueBurbia.com will feature the New York City metropolitan area (NJ, CT, Long Island and Westchester), but we'll be adding additional US and international metropolitan areas in the near future.
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.
Some of Betsy's articles include 12 Best Places to Live in Portugal, 7 Best Places to Live in Panama and 12 Things to Know Before Moving to the Dominican Republic. 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.
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.
Some of Joshua's articles include Pros and Cons of Living in Portugal, 10 Best Places to Live in Ireland and Pros and Cons of Living in Uruguay. 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.
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.