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Joamilka Contreras
General Manager—Villa La Estancia &
Villa del Palmar Flamingos The Villa Group
by Sharon B. Drechsler, RRP
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he’s about five-and-a-half feet tall in height, ving nullcnull tor was a wakeup call for Contreras. consider nullining the staff of his company, a multi-
but don’t let her petite appearance fool nulle realinulld she now had another tiny human site timeshare development and management
you. Joamilka Contreras is a gran mujer, as being depending on her not only for his liveli- group. nullce her pronullct at nullenaventura was
can go herenull
one might say in Mexico, a notable woman. nulle hood, but also for instruction on how to conduct completed, she acnulluiesced, at last.
has managed to parley a bright mind, an invalu- himself in this world. nullealinullng she’d been her
able record of experience and keen ambition into happiest here, she made a decision to wait for nulle driving force that convinced her to make
an enviable career. null an environment in which the right opportunity to return to Mexico. nullinally the change was the opportunity to participate in
there are very few women occupying the position it arrived in the form of an opportunity to over- the launch of nulle nullilla nulloup’s upscale full and
of general manager, Contreras is null over two see a renovation pronullct of a hotel in nullerto nullal- fractional pronullct, nullilla null nulltancia. nulle appeal
substantial properties nulla timeshare resort, nullillas larta, the nullenaventura. nullcclaimed for its sunny of being able to nullin a team that is creating a
del nullalmar nullamingos, and an adnullining upscale beaches, eager-to-please natives and abundant product of this caliber is what makes her nullick.’
full and fractional development, nullilla null nulltancia, diversions by both Mexican nationals and foreign
in nullevo nullallarta. visitors alike, nullallarta is one of the most popular nullirector of nullerations Carlos nullnulluino is one
vacation destinations in the world. of my mentors,nullobserves Contreras. nulle has
nulle was born in a little town in the nullminican inspired me in many ways as we work on con-
nullepublic called null nullomana. nully family encour- null love this area,nullsays Contreras. null have such tinuously improving our products. nullogether, it
aged my brother, sister and me to study and an affinity for Mexico, anyway. My father tells seems we learn something new almost every
work hard,nullshe says. null was encouraged to me nullused to ask to come here, even when nullwas single day.null
believe that you can achieve whatever you want three years oldnull
if you apply yourself. nulloday, my brother is an Contreras recogninulls the value of continuing
accomplished artist and my sister is a top human nulle nullilla nulloup witnessed her achievements to grow and learn as a professional. nulle beams
resources manager.null at the nullenaventura as she oversaw the almost when she discusses how lucky she has been to
total gutting of the then-null-year-old property and have a number of mentors. nullrom her first boss
nulle graduated from university, magna cum the pursuant rebuild. nulley began asking her to in the nullminican nullepublic, to the first employer
laude, at the age of null with a degree in to promote her to a general manager position,
EPS is a 22 year old fi rm that processes $3B per year for
tourism and hospitality. nullile many her she had a good start. nulld now at nulle nullilla
age were still wondering what to study, oup, she is grnull atified to have the guidance
she had already landed a nullb as an admin- and support of nullnulluino and the company’s vice
Visa, Master Card and Discover. The company has developed
istrative assistant in the country’s most president, nullb nullstner.
prestigious five-star resort, Casa de Campo.
several new programs that we have been authorized to offer.
nulle threw herself into building a career nullur crowning achievement was to earn
and was promoted to the front office nullnullnull’s nullur nullamond status for null nulltancia
and, eventually, to the position of nulloup even while we were still under construction,null
• Merchant processing with NO reserves, including Discover, with whom EPS has a direct processing
Convention and nullnnulluets Manager. nulle she remarks. nullnulley nullst showed up one day
relationship.
made such an impact upon her associates without warning in late nullnull, while we were
that she came to be called their nullolden putting on some final touches. null by the time
• The EPS90 product gives you a post dated check guarantee that allows you to take several post dated
girl.nullnullwelve years after having left Casa de we had the grand opening in nullnull, we were
Campo, many there still remember her as already at the top of their roster.null
checks from an individual for up to $2500 per check, $5000 aggregate per individual and up to 90 days
an extraordinary rising star.
from date of transaction. We will guarantee that the checks will be good on the date they are written for
nullaunching a top-drawer pronullct gives you a even though the consumer does not have a single penny in his account at the time of the transaction.
nullr reputation as a gifted manager even- chance to start with a clean slate and establish
tually led to other offers and she continued impeccable standards null ennully every day with
• Checks by phone that allows you to consummate a transaction over the phone and have funds ACH’d
to add to her resumnull moving to Mexico all of its challenges. nullm a very lucky woman.null
City, nullaya del Carmen and the nullurks and
into your account without ever having a hard copy check in your possession. This program can also be
Caicos. nullsorbed in work as she was, she null seems to us that nulle piggy-backed on a monthly billing program where you can get subsequent monthly automated with-
still managed to find the time to fall in nullilla nulloup is pretty
drawals from that bank account in regular monthly payment intervals, if your business plan calls for it.
love. nullile she will tell you now that she lucky, too.
is nullappily divorced,’ her romance led
to the most important event
• Point of sale check ACH and check guarantee services. A program that checks your clients checkbook
of her life nullthe birth
balance at the time of sale and automatically transfers the amount to your bank account.
of her son, nullc-
tor, in nullnull.
Subject to the terms and conditions of the Agreement.
email: mrktg01@yahoo.com
Resort Trades Contributing Editor Sharon Drechsler (a
Call Bill or Sherry
registered resort professional nullth nullDnull onulls and
operates a PR, copynulliting and social media marnulletnull
ing company, Drechsler Communications, and can be 1-888-597-6722
reached by email sharonnullrechslercommunications.com
cell: 877-281-3649 • Fax: 877-281-3652
or phone nullnullnullnullnullnull. Sharon is also Director of Public
nullfairs for the Sail Through Cancer nullundation
(nullnull.sailthrucancer.orgnull
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