Designing Your
Quintessential Vacation
Starting a vacation planning business was a natural extension of Wendy’s lifelong love affair with travel. Growing up as a “Military Brat,” she discovered old castle ruins across Europe with her family before eventually immersing herself in cultures around the world while working aboard luxury cruise ships.
With every continent and more than 88 countries under her belt, Wendy brings a lifetime of travel experiences and 27 years in the Travel & Tourism industry to every itinerary she creates. Some of her favorite places include Greece, Hong Kong, Québec City, Turks & Caicos, and most especially, her childhood home in The Netherlands.
Wendy loves creating thoughtfully personalized journeys filled with unique experiences and meaningful details. Where do you want to go next?
Wendy Walker
Owner & Travel Advisor
Chantelle Sliman
Sales Support Specialist
Behind every Great Travel Advisor is a Great Sales team
Once bitten by the travel bug, one can never fully be satisfied in one spot.
Growing up as a military brat meant living all over the world, including living in the Netherlands with Quintess Vacations Star Travel Advisor and Owner Wendy. Spending most of her childhood in Europe, Chantelle was introduced to new countries and cultures regularly and the love of exploring just grew and grew. Although her day job is in the legal field, Chantelle joined Quintess Vacations as a way to stay connected to her travel roots and be "in the know" for travel opportunities today. When not busy working and mothering her three daughters, Chantelle and her husband Brian are constantly looking for their next trip.
Behind every Great Travel Advisor is a Great Sales team
Hailing from Texas, Ladda grew up with her nose in a book 'traveling the world' through her characters. Whether it was attending school at Hogwarts with Harry Potter, or sunning herself on the beach in the Hamptons deep in the drama of a romance novel, Ladda has created quite the bucket list of trips for herself. While juggling her busy family life and being a 'Baseball Mom,' She joined the Quintess Vacations Team and has become a integral part of the process with her amazing attention to detail and knack for making sure every last detail of our clients trip is perfect.
Ladda Gibson
Sales Support Specialist
Sydney Walkenhauer
Marketing Coordinator
Behind Every Great Adventure is a Little Marketing Magic
Sydney brings a fresh, creative perspective to Quintess Vacations. At 20 and newly married, she has a genuine love for travel, storytelling, and creating experiences worth remembering. Her travels have taken her throughout the Pacific Northwest and to destinations including Dallas, Bozeman, New Orleans, and the Florida Keys, as well as internationally to the Netherlands, where she explored the places her parents met and grew up.
A professional hairstylist in Yakima and Social Media Coordinator at ACE Hardware, Sydney brings a natural eye for creativity, communication, and connection to her role at Quintess. She creates destination briefs, helps keep the website fresh, manages special projects, and adds a little marketing magic wherever she can.
She’s proof that you don’t have to travel the whole world to have a passion for discovering it.