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2023 ARDA Award Winners

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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 Division
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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
Sales & Marketing Division
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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
Management and Administration Division
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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
Advertising Promotion Communications Division
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Newsletter

  • Compass Notes Associate Newsletter | Travel + Leisure Co.

Digital Magazine

  • Club Wyndham Destinations Fall Digital Magazine | Wyndham Destinations

Integrated Marketing Campaign or Program

  • 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

Social Media Campaign

  • RCI Insiders Group | RCI
Resort Design Division
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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 catherine.lacey@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 kreitz@arda.org for available sponsorship packages.

 

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Patron

Accelerated Assets

Breckenridge Grand Vacations

Concord

Eck, Collins & Richardson, PL.

Equiant Financial Services

Greenspoon Marder LLP

Lemonjuice Capital Solutions

Nordis Technologies

Pacific Western Bank

Wellington Financial


Friend

CustomerCount

Grand Pacific Resorts

MDK

MasterCorp

SPI Software

Tango


For Sponsor Opportunities please contact kreitz@arda.org

 

 

 

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