WIN Announces Recipients of 2013 Educational Conference Scholarships - BodyShop Business

WIN Announces Recipients of 2013 Educational Conference Scholarships

Collision students and shop employees receive trip to organization's Educational Conference, slated for May 5-7 in Phoenix, Ariz.

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has announced its nine scholarship recipients for the 2013 WIN Educational Conference, slated for May 5-7 in Phoenix, Ariz. Scholarship winners and conference attendees will hear featured keynote speakers Susan Fowler and Barb Moses as well as participate in other learning and networking activities during the Educational Conference program.

Receiving student scholarships are Zoe Gorow, student at Lake Washington Institute of Technology in Kirkland, Wash., and Kaitlyn Lease, student at Lexington Technology Center in Columbia, S.C.

The shop employee winners are:

  • Lindsey Hassevoort, customer service representative, Holland Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Myssee Grysen, customer service representative, Holland Auto Body Xperts CARSTAR, Grand Rapids, Mich.
  • Melissa Kaboos, collision repair teaching assistant, Kent Career Technical Center, Hudsonville, Mich.
  • Amanda Bolton, estimator, Gerber Collision and Glass, Jessup, Md.

“Supporting young women who have chosen to enter the collision repair industry is really what WIN is all about," said Beverly Rook-Twibell, member of the WIN Scholarship Committee. "Giving them an opportunity to attend our conference is an educational opportunity and a way to meet other supportive and knowledgeable women in the industry."


More information:

Women’s Industry Network

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