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Joamilka Contreras
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General Manager—Villa La Estancia &
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Villa del Palmar Flamingos The Villa Group
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consider joining the staff of his company, a multi-
site timeshare development and management
group. Once her project at Buenaventura was
completed, she acquiesced, at last.
The driving force that convinced her to make
the change was the opportunity to participate in
the launch of The Villa Groupnulls upscale full and
fractional project, Villa null nulltancia. The appeal
of nulling anulle to join a team that is creating a
product of this calinullr is what makes her nullick.null
nullirector of Operations nullrlos nullquino is one contact marcus wood, partner
of my mentors,nullonullerves nullntreras. nulle has
800-365-1048
inspired me in many ways as we work on con-
marcusw@tradingplaces.com
tinuously improving our products. Together, it
seems we learn something new almost every
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single day.null deVeloper solUtions – resort/assn. management – rentals
nullntreras recogninulls the value of continuing
to grow and learn as a professional. nulle nullams
when she discusses how lucky she has nullen to
have a numnullr of mentors. nullrom her nullst nullss
in the nullminican nullepunullic, to the nullst employer
to promote her to a general manager position,
she had a good start. nulld now at The Villa
Group, she is gratinulld to have the guidance
and support of nullquino and the companynulls vice
president, Bonullnullstner.
nullur crowning achievement was to earn
She used to spend
nullnullnullnulls nullur nullamond status for null nulltancia
even while we were still under construction,null
her days on the streets,
she remarks. nullThey just showed up one day
hungry for food.
without warning in late nullnull, while we were
putting on some nullal touches. null nully the time
we had the grand opening in nullnull, we were
Now, she spends
already at the top of their roster.null
her days in class,
nullaunching a top-drawer project gives you a
chance to start with a clean slate and estanullish
hungry for knowledge.
impeccanulle standards null enjoy every day with
all of its challenges. nullm a very lucky woman.null
null seems to us that The
Villa Group is pretty
lucky, too.
Developing minds while breaking the cycle of poverty.
Christel House provides opportunities to children in need. Nearly 2,000 children in six countries benefit from
quality education, health care, nutritional support and life skills development on a daily basis—encouraging them
to realize their potential and preparing them to become self-sufficient, contributing members of their societies.
Resort Trades Contributing Editor Sharon Drechsler (a
registered resort professional with ARDAnullowns and
operates a PR, copywriting and social nulldia nullrnulletnull
ing conullany, Drechsler Conullunications, and can be
Mexico • India • South Africa • Venezuela • Serbia • United States
reached by enullil sharonnullrechslerconullunications.conull
or phone nullnullnullnullnullnull. Sharon is also Director of Public
(866) 4CH-KIDS • www.christelhouse.org
Affairs for the Sail Through Cancer nullundation
(www.sailthrucancer.orgnull
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