The Women's Industry Network (WIN) named nine scholarship winners to attend the 2012 WIN Conference May 6-8, in Atlanta. Its mission is to support and encourage women who are entering or are already in the collision industry.
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Jennifer Watkins, Lincoln College of Technology
Le-‘Trinia Ervin, Parkland College; and Leslie Mendoza, Laramie County Community College
Tiffany Owens, Blue Ridge Community College
Nicolette Cole, Nashville Auto Diesel College
Kinsey Simmons, College of Western Idaho.
The shop employee winners are:
Deborah Okean, owner ofMI NoDents, LLC
Jessica Gauthier, painter's helper at Hinshaw’s Auto Body.
“We believe that we have an obligation to support young women who choose to enter our industry, and helping them attend our conference to learn and to meet other women in the industry is one way to do that,” says Teresa Bolton, Chair of the WIN Scholarship Committee.
In addition, WIN actively supports educators by offering scholarships to automotive instructors who will, in turn, encourage young women to learn collision skills and formally enter the industry. This year’s instructor scholarship is being awarded to: Greg Brink, Collision Repair instructor at Kishwaukee College.
Scholarship winners and Conference attendees will hear featured keynote speakers, Robyn Benincasa, Adventure Racer, Firefighter and Motivational Speaker, present Extreme Change: Adapt, Overcome & Win As One; and Cathy Bonner, CEO of Service King Collision Repair Centers, share her perspective onThe Ten Commandments of Leadership.
Congratulations to all recipients and welcome to the Women’s Industry Network!
For more information on WIN Scholarships, please visit www.womensindustrynetwork.com. Or contact Teresa Bolton at [email protected].
