The board of ATSA consists of representatives from fourteen of the island's timeshare resorts.
Election of board officers is accomplished at the end of the year by general consensus. The board
takes office at the start of the new year.
2008 Board of Directors
President: Jan van Nes, General Manager of the Playa Linda Beach Resort
Jan van Nes is a tourism industry veteran, having served as one of the island's first, local-
born General Managers as head of the Aruba Beach Club. He later spearheaded initiatives for
Aruba's tourism as a whole as the Director of the Aruba Tourism Authority. He currently serves
as the General Manager of Playa Linda Beach Resort, while also dedicating his time as President
of the Aruba Timeshare Association as well as a member of the Aruba Hospitality and Security
Foundation.
Treasurer: Andy Osbourne, Managing Director of Paradise Beach Villas
Andy Osbourne's unfailing insights into timeshare have led to valuable contributions as General
Manager of the Aruba Beach Club, Casa del Mar and LaQuinta Beach Resort, and is currently at Paradise Beach
Villas. He has served in the past as the President of the Aruba Timeshare Association, and
currently holds the position of Treasurer.
Secretary: Aisa van der Biezen, General Manager of Casa del Mar Beach Resort
Aisa van der Biezen has devoted the majority of her career to timeshare, working primarily with
Casa del Mar, where, since 2003, she has served as the General Manager. During her tenure, she
has initiated several positive changes at the resort, while also functioning for several sequential
years as the ATSA Secretary. As an Aruban and a female tourism executive -- only one of four
currently working as resort General Managers - she remains a role model in the community.