The sixth annual Women’s Industry
Network Conference kicked off May 7
in Atlanta with more than 200 women
from all segments of the collision
repair industry.
The first day included a keynote
address on “Extreme Change: Adapt,
Overcome & WIN as One” by Robyn
Benincasa, world champion adventure
racer, San Diego City firefighter and
founder of World Class Teams and
Project Athena Foundation. Dr. Linda
Gravett of Gravett and Associates
discussed strategies for managing
stress and maintaining inner peace
utilizing exercises borrowed from Tai
Chi, Yoga and Tae Kwon Do.
The afternoon session included an
update on vehicle design and
collision avoidance technology and
its impact on the industry presented
by Kim Hazelbaker, senior vice
president, Highway Loss Data
Institute.
Included in the day was recognition
of the nine conference scholarship
winners including six students:
Nicolette Cole, Le'Trina Ervin,
Tiffany Owen, Leslie Mendoza,
Jennifer Watkins, Kinsey Simmons; one
instructor: Greg Brink; and two
collision repair facility employees:
Deborah O'Kean and Jessica
Gauthier.
Margaret Knell was awarded this
year’s Cornerstone Award, given each
year to a board member that
exemplifies the values and ideals of
WIN.
Also recognized were
WIN’s 2012 Corporate Sponsors:
AkzoNobel; DuPont; Allstate; ASE;
BASF; Enterprise Rent-a-Car; State
Farm Insurance; Hertz; 3M; LKQ;
Sterling Autobody Centers; Geico; Fix
Auto; Carstar; PPG; ABRA Auto Body &
Glass; CAPA; Finishmaster; Symphony
Advisors; Sherwin Williams; Mitchell;
CCC Information Services; Insurance
Auto Auctions; Audatex and Car-
Part.com. “We want to thank every one
of our sponsors for their support of
WIN. Their commitments are essential
to achieving our mission of engaging
women in the collision repair
industry,” said Victoria Jankowski,
WIN’s chair.
