2023 ARDA Award Winners
On Wednesday, April 19th 2023, ARDA was honored to host our 2023 Awards Ceremony in conjunction with Spring Conference.
Congratulations to this year's winners!
ACE Community Service Award: Company
- HGV Serves | Hilton Grand Vacations
ACE Community Service Award: Individual
- Wanda Thompson | El Cid Resorts Foundation
ACE Diversity & Inclusion Program Award
- Travel + Leisure Co.
ACE Emerging Leader Award
- CoCo Robicheaux | RCI
ACE Employee of the Year Award
- David Calvert | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
ACE Innovation Leadership Award
- J.D. Power Certification Team | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
ACE Project of Excellence Award: Domestic Property
- Club Wyndham Atlanta | Wyndham Destinations
ACE Project of Excellence Award: International Property
- The Beach Resort Sesoko, a Hilton Club | Hilton Grand Vacations
Marketing Mangement Leader
- Sundance Vaughs | Hilton Grand Vacations
Marketing Team
- Club Wyndham Atlanta, Marketing Team | Wyndham Destinations
Marketing Individual
- Carolina Fernandes | Hilton Grand Vacations
Marketing Program
- Destination Dollars + GiftUP Program | Wyndham Destinations
Sales Management Leader
- Younes Kamel | Westgate Resorts
Medium Developer - Lazarus Baz | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer
Sales Team
- Cape Canaveral Beach Resort Signatures Sales Team | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Medium Developer - Breckenridge Grand Vacations
Small Developer - HGV Virtual & Direct Sales Team | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer
Salesperson In-House
- Frank Wang | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Medium Developer - Robert Brown | Wyndham Destinations
Large Developer
Salesperson: Traditional Line
- Lucas Oliveira | Wyndham Destinations
Large Developer - Rick Walcott | Westgate Resorts
Medium Developer
Salesperson: Specialty Sales
- Scott Ward | Wyndham Destinations
Large Developer - Myron Watkins | Westgate Resorts
Medium Developer
Sales Verification Loan Officer / Quality Assurance Officer
- Garrett Andrijiszyn | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Sales Training Team
- Wyndham Destinations Instructional Design and Training "Talent Team" | Wyndham Destinations
Large Developer - Westgate Smoky Mountain Resort & Water Park Sales Training Team | Westgate Resorts
Medium Developer
Sales Trainer
- Rey Ramon | Hilton Grand Vacations
Business Administration Or Operations Team Member
- Debbie Welsh | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer - Lena Fowler | Vacatia
Medium/Small Developer
Business Administration or Operations Team
- Corporate Payroll Team | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Legal and Regulatory Team Member or Team
- Donna Borthwick | Wyndham Destinations Asia Pacific
Team Member - Developer Services Team | Westgate Resorts
Team
Owner/Customer Relations Team
- Owner Support and CX Team | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Owner/Customer Relations Manager
- Monica Schaffer | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Communications Team
- Global Communications Team | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Communications Professional
- Terry Godbey | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Human Resources Professional
- Carina Jones | Travel + Leisure Co.
Large Developer - Abby Escalante | Grand Pacific Resort Management
Small Developer
Human Resources Team
- Human Resources Business Partners TM | Hilton Grand Vacations
Talent Acquisition Professional or Team
- Tara Thompson | Wyndham Destinations
Professional - HGV Talent Acquisition Team | Hilton Grand Vacations
Team
Training and Development Professional
- Bryan Boyd | Grand Pacific Resort Management
Small Developer - Bob Kujawa | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer
Training and Development Team
- Academy of Learning and Development | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Technology Team: Developer
- Club Wyndham Waitlist Project Team | Wyndham Destinations
Technology Team: Non-Developer
- Technology Project Team | Interval International
Activities Program Professional
- Austin Pack | Westgate Lake Resorts Spa Westgate Resorts
Medium Developer - Matthew Mateo Martinez | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Large Developer
Activities Program Team
- Orange Lake Resort Activities Team | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Safety Security Professional or Team
- Michael Conery | Grand Pacific Resort Management
Small Developer - Jaime Torres | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer
Resort General Manager
- John Louie | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Large Resort - James Leveridge | Grand Pacific Resort Management
Small Resort
Resort Assistant Manager
- Jessica Franken | La Cabana Resort
Small Developer - Jaret Della Porta | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Large Developer
Resort Department Manager
- Gokul Shanadi | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Medium Developer - Massimo Provinciali | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer
Resort Operations Team Member
- Erick Hernandez | Breckenridge Grand Vacations
Small Developer - Silma Martinez | Hilton Grand Vacations
Large Developer:
Maintenance Team Member or Manager
- James "Kimo" Miguel | Wyndham Destinations
Developer - Carlos Martinez | Vacatia
Non-Developer
Housekeeping Manager: Developer
- Rocelia Jimenez | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Housekeeping Manager: Non Developer
- Kaitlyn Williams | Vacatia
Housekeeping Team Member
- Frank Lopes | Wyndham Destinations
Developer - Jorge Segura | MasterCorp
Non-Developer
Newsletter
- Compass Notes Associate Newsletter | Travel + Leisure Co.
Digital Magazine
- Club Wyndham Destinations Fall Digital Magazine | Wyndham Destinations
- Explorer Program | Hilton Grand Vacations
Sales Film
- Marriott Vacation Club Light Enterprises Ltd
Digital Product Sales
- Vidanta Digital Sales Catalog | arrivia
Special Event Owner
- Westgate's Military Weekend | Westgate Resorts
Special Event Employee
- ROAR Awards | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Employee Engagement Campaign
- Grand Central Mobile App Launch Campaign | Hilton Grand Vacations
Owner/Guest/Customer Engagement or Communications Campaign
- New Member Journey | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
- RCI Insiders Group | RCI
Interior Design: Unit
- Estates at Summer Bay | Sena Hospitality Design
Design Firm - Marriott's Bali Nusa Terrace | Marriott Vacations Worldwide
Developer
Interior Design: Common Area
- Club Wyndham Atlanta | Wyndham Destinations
Developer - Splash's at Massanutten Resort | Hospitality Resources Design
Design Firm
Refurbishment: Unit
- Tahoe Ridge Resort Ridge Pointe Building | Holiday Inn Club Vacations
Refurbishment: Common Area
- Divi Carina Bay Resort Casino | Divi Resorts
Missed the ceremony? Watch it here!
Each winner was presented with a trophy at the ceremony on April 19, 2023. Should you wish to purchase an additional trophy, please contact awards@arda.org no later than May 12, 2023. Orders requested after May 12, 2023 will be fulfilled in spring of 2024.
Medallions were available for all finalists at the ceremony. Medallions are available at the event only, and we regret that they are not available to be ordered or mailed after the event.
ARDA thanks and appreciates the generous contributions of our sponsors.
To join this list of leaders, contact sponsorship@arda.org for available sponsorship packages.
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