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A14 LOCAL
Tuesday 12 June 2018
Ingrid Todd completes her 35th year with Playa Linda

PALM BEACH – Ingrid Todd
possesses a warm smile
and lively personality, but
it is her talent for organi-
zation, leadership skills
and her managerial abili-
ties that has truly kept her
at the top of her game
for an impressive 35-year
career at the Playa Linda
Beach Resort. As executive
housekeeper she leads the
resort’s largest and most
diverse department with
seeming ease. Her suc-
cessful career is reflected
not only in the high marks
her department continues
to garner, but also in the
amount of respect and af-
fection demonstrated by
her colleagues, whom she
refers to as family.

“I am proud of what I have
been able to accomplish in
my career. It is my goal that from the start, “ she re-
the resort always reaches marks. “Through the years,
the highest standards in we have provided a high
housekeeping,” she ex- level of service, dedica-
plains as her ongoing mo- tion and love to guests. As
tivation. “It is a pleasure to a result, our guests come
see our guests satisfied with back year after year, bring-
the work we accomplish, ing with them their families,
and in guiding and encour- and different generations,
aging my staff and person- and it is what makes Playa
nel to offer their best each Linda special.”
day.” Ingrid found her ca-
reer path early, starting as Playa Linda General Man-
a housekeeper for a short ager Peter van Grinsven
time at the Divi before be- describes Ingrid as a role
ginning her long history with model, and an essential
the Playa Linda. Her dili- member of the Playa Lin-
gence on the job brought da team. “She embodies
her recognition and later dedication, and is part of
promotions to supervi- the reason the Playa Linda
sor, and finally to her cur- is so popular. She has been
rent position as executive invaluable in maintaining
housekeeper. “I have seen the resort’s ISO-14001 cer-
the resort through seven tification, and helping us
GMs,” she comments of the exceed our guests’ expec-
different changes she has tations.”
witnessed. “But the feeling
of family at the Playa Linda Ingrid looks back on her
remains the same.” 35 years with fondness, as
well as looks to future ac-
When Ingrid was first hired complishments. “I am hap-
in June 1983, the Playa py and grateful, beyond
Linda was only in its first words. It has been a long
phase of construction, and road and time has passed
the concept of timeshare quickly, but it has been a
was new to Aruba. How- wonderful journey. It has
ever, the intimate charm brought many wonderful
of the resort, and the con- people into my life, from
tinuing emphasis on creat- different backgrounds,
ing a home environment and through all the various
as much for members and changes, it has brought me
guests as well as for em- to where I am today. But
ployees, proved successful. there is still more to do,” she
adds, flashing her trade-
“The Playa Linda had con- mark smile.q
fidence in my abilities, right