Newport Beach Country Club Magazine Winter 2020 | Page 22

STAFF PROFILE
VALET ON THE MOVE
AUSTIN VANDERRIET HAS A DRIVE FOR MEMBER SERVICE THAT KEEPS
HIM ON THE GO IN A CHALLENGING, FAST-PACED ROLE.
BY CHERYL PRUETT
M
aking a good first
impression takes on
extra importance at
Newport Beach Country Club,
especially when it involves the
members’ pride and joy—their
22
cars. On the front lines are the
valets, who play a highly visible role
in this fast-paced environment. It
is here that responsiveness and effi-
ciency are combined with friend-
liness and attention to detail, all to
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ensure member satisfaction.
Seasoned valet Austin VanderRiet
is up to the task and, for the last
four years, he does much more
than just park and retrieve cars.
“I have always loved the idea of
working at a country club and,
when the opportunity became
available, I jumped at it,” he says,
noting that he joined the team just
in time to experience the country
club’s growth. “I started when
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