Staff Bios – Del Mar Vacations

Marketing, booking, cleaning, maintaining, and repairing hundreds of vacation homes isn’t easy; this is the local Cape Cod team that makes it happen. All of our employees are proud to call Cape Cod home, and are part of what makes Del Mar such a great experience for owners and guests alike.

Kevin

Operations

Kevin currently lives in Mashpee and has been with Del Mar Vacations since February 2018 working part time as a home operations specialist. He grew up in the town of Barnstable and started a career in the fire service in 1982. Kevin is a captain in the fire department here on Cape providing fire and emergency medical services. He has two sons that he raised in the town of Sandwich. In his spare time, Kevin and his fiancé enjoy boating with their families on Vineyard Sound with day trips to Martha’s Vineyard. He has also worked in the building/remodeling trade for the last 30 years.

Christina

Customer Service Manager

Christina joined Del Mar Vacations in May of 2017, assisting with all facets of the guest experience to include answering all questions during the booking process, delivering requested items to guests, troubleshooting guest issues, and partnering with local vendors to curate special guest experiences and offer guest discounts. She admires all of Del Mar Vacations’s charitable initiatives and core values, and loves being able to provide travelers with relaxing and wonderful vacations. Christina lives in Orleans with her husband, two small children and Belgian Malinois. She enjoys off-season beach walks with her family and is on an eternal quest to find the Cape’s best pizza.

Colin

Product & Technical Marketing Manager

Colin is a native of Truro, and has been with Del Mar Vacations since May of 2018. Having traveled the world as a violinist of 25-years, playing in prestigious places like the Vatican in Italy, Colin learned what is important to tourists and people of all cultures when they travel. He earned a degree in Business Administration from the University at Albany SUNY in 2012. Colin has held various positions in both our Customer Service and Operations Departments, and is now applying his solution-oriented mindset to technology as our Product & Technical Marketing Manager.

Luke

President / Business Development

Luke started Del Mar in 2015 with the vision of creating an easier rental experience for both homeowners and guests. Frustrated with the lack of quality options for renting his own home in Wellfleet, Luke sought to fill the void of full-service rental companies on Cape Cod. Before Del Mar, Luke graduated from the Honors College at UMass Amherst, and later started his career as an executive officer in the Marine Corps. Following his time in the Marine Corps, Luke worked in operations at a renewable energy company (EnerNOC), achieved an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, and took a position at John Deere where he and facilitated all strategic planning for the irrigation division. Outside of academics and work, Luke enjoys his family (wife Christina, daughter Grace and son Jack). He also enjoys surfing, reading, and running. Luke has ran a 50-mile ultramarathon, completed a 24-hr team mountain biking race, and completed a number of triathlons.

Devon

Marketing Manager

Devon joined the Del Mar team in May of 2017. As a marketing manager, Devon likes to find new and creative ways to help customers discover Del Mar's unique business model, and fantastic rental homes. After moving from Providence, Devon now lives in Harwich, and appreciates the beauty and solitude that Cape Cod offers year round. In his free time, he enjoys painting and drawing, and a few of his works are on display at our office in Orleans. Devon’s artistic endeavors have allowed him to hone his fine design skills used to create our website, marketing materials, advertisements, and photograph our homes. On his days off, you can find Devon taking his dog Monomoy to the beach, fishing at Goose Pond, or skateboarding along the bike path.

Jessica

VP Finance & Operations

Jess joined the team in November of 2016 and is the VP of Finance and Operations at Del Mar. She has a degree in math from Bates College, accounting certificate from UCSD and earned her CPA license in 2014. Jess studied abroad in Ireland, worked for an architect/developer/property manager in San Diego, and served as the Controller of a growing vacation rental company on Mustang Island in Texas before returning to her home state of Maine to raise kids, consult and farm hops. She and her family moved to East Harwich earlier this year and are fully enjoying all that the Cape has to offer!

Giovanna

Finance

Giovanna joined the Del Mar team in April of 2019 as Bookkeeping Administrator. She spends her down time outdoors with her son, Anthony, and family, soaking in our diverse New England weather. One of her biggest skills is her ability to be flexible, doing what it takes to resolve tasks at hand. Whether it is providing support to our housekeeping team, or guaranteeing that our guests and homeowners are more than satisfied with all of our services, you can count on her to help you tackle the task!

Lauren

Homeowner Service Coordinator

Lauren joined the team at Del Mar in February of 2018. Lauren is our main point of contact for homeowners at Del Mar. Originally beginning her career as a reservations coordinator, she found working with people to be a natural talent and passion! When she’s not assisting homeowners and guests alike, during her down time you can find her at any local thrift/antique store or out exploring nature with her Siberian Husky, Callie. Lauren attended business school at Lone Star College in Houston, TX where she focused on communications and learning the core values she now uses in hospitality. She is certified by Google in Social media consulting and truly enjoys being creative in the workplace.

Callan

Process and Systems Architect

Callan has been a Del Mar team member since April of 2018 and is the Systems Architect. Tinkering with all things tech related since a young age, he had run multiple businesses including a development freelance agency and a HV server host. Later getting a job at a growing startup in Prague, Callan had run the system engineering branch for a year before returning home to Cape Cod. If you can’t find him in the office, you’ll find him keeping alive the love for camping he got while on his journey to Eagle Scout or tinkering with software.

Kelli

Operations Specialist

Kelli joined the Del Mar team in May of 2019 as a landscaper. As She has always enjoyed everything to do with the outdoors. From pruning to planting to stone works and more. Kelli has been a year round resident of Provincetown since 2004 and recently moved to Orleans. When you don’t see Kelli in the yard you’ll mostly likely find her somewhere warm and knitting away at the next hat. She started a small business called Butch Knits selling winter hats in western mass and Provincetown for the past few years."

Elias

Operations Specialist

For a little over three decades, Elias has lived on the Cape and in August 2019 he joined the Del Mar team as a home maintenance technician. He worked as a construction foreman for several years, mostly framing new homes and decks, and also occasionally overseeing home additions and remodeling. After that, he went into medical facilities maintenance, then property management. His education includes electrical/electronic training and English/Portuguese translation. This diverse experience comes in handy when it’s time to tackle the different facets of home maintenance to keep the properties in shape and the guests happy. On his off time, Elias enjoys taking short trips with his wife and their two sons, as well as spending time with them on beautiful Cape Cod.

Chris

Operations Specialist

Chris joined Del Mar in March of 2018 as an Operations Specialist. Born on Nantucket, Chris has been familiar with the Cape and Islands since childhood. Chris’ professional attitude, hardwork, and organization have allowed him to vastly improve our daily operations including mowing, trash removal, insect spraying, minor repairs, and everything else that keeps our guests and owners happy. From 2010-2015 Chris was an infantrymen in the US Army, and his attention to detail and dedication show through in his work as an Operations Specialist at Del Mar Vacations. Chris enjoys fishing, video games, and gardening with his daughter.

Elaine

Housekeeping Manager

Born in Brazil, Elaine came to the Cape at the age of 19. In all these years she has worked as a House cleaner and has improved significantly on this trade, paying close attention to detail. Elaine joined Del Mar in 2017 and is currently a Senior manager. She is the mother of two boys, 23 and 14. She enjoys the sunny days of Cape Cod with friends, working, and riding her bike with her youngest son.

John

Operations Specialist

John is part of a 6 generation Cape Cod family tree. Growing up on Cape with his mom a operator for NYNEX and his dad a home builder, John has been in the constuction trade most of his life. More recently finding satisfaction in the maintenance field. Spending most of his adult life in the hotel /facility industry. From the little family owned motels to the giants like Sheraton and Starwood. John's "good day" is knowing his guests are comfortable and safe.

Silmara

Housekeeping Operations Manager

Timm

Operations Specialist

Timm graduated from Nauset High in 1968, and then spent 6 years in the Navy. Timm has degrees from Northeastern University and Anna Maria College. After retiring from the Orleans police department in 2005, he has worked part-time installing solar panels for MyGeneration Energy, doing HVAC work for Northstar, and working as a Beach Ranger at Nauset Beach. In the off-season, you can find Timm prospecting for gold in Arizona. This is Timm’s third season with Del Mar Vacations and he plans to return for as long as he can.