WIN names 2021 board members, Cornerstone Award recipients and releases Industry Report

June 17, 2021
ABRN Editorial Director Krista McNamara named as a 2021 WIN board member.
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The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has named its 2021 Board of Directors. WIN’s Board consists of representatives from numerous industry segments including collision repair shops, distributors, suppliers, consultants, paint manufacturers, recyclers, insurance companies, and others.

The WIN Executive Board works to ensure the overall health, growth, and viability of WIN, provides overall strategic direction, and is responsible for making policy decisions that execute on WIN’s vision and mission.

“Our board is full of leaders who put forth a massive amount of effort in order to keep WIN moving and thriving,” says Jenny Anderson, WIN 2021-22 Chair. “Each of these ladies provides a unique set of ideas and skills that are going to help propel WIN in the direction of our mission and our goals for this year. I can’t wait to see what we can achieve together.” 

Meet the 2021 WIN Board of Directors: 

Jenny Anderson, Chair

Entegral Powered by Enterprise 

Tanya Sweetland, Vice Chair

MAP Investco 

Cheryl Boswell, Past Chair

DCR Systems, LLC

Susie Frausto, Administrative Vice Chair 

The Boyd Group/Gerber Collision & Glass

Kathy Coffey, Treasurer 

Akzo Nobel Coatings

Liz Stein, Secretary

Higher Impact Solutions

New Board Members for 2021:

Krista McNamaraEndeavor Business Media

Janette Andrade, Consolidated Dealers Co-Operative, Inc. 

Kristle Bollans, Hertz

Jeanne Esquivel, Entegral powered by Enterprise

Valerie Cogley, Farmers Insurance

 Continuing their service on the Board in 2021-2022: 

Trista Anger, BASF

 Kimberly Frasher, Axiom Accident & Hail Repair

 Denise Kingstrom Fernandez, BASF

 Laura Kottschade, Jerry’s ABRA Auto Body & Glass

 Kathy Mello, TGIF Body Shop, Inc.

 Debbie Menz, Retired, Axalta Coatings Systems

 Cornerstone Award

 The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) presents the Cornerstone Award each year to deserving WIN board members whose actions and contributions demonstrate commitment to WIN’s mission and vision. The recipients set a high example for others to follow and are leaders in the industry.  

 “This award is our way of extending gratitude to these women who go over and beyond the typical Board role to make a lasting impact on our organization,” says Cheryl Boswell, WIN Past Chair. “Yen Hoang and Elizabeth Stein represent what WIN stands for - leadership and a commitment to bettering the collision repair industry. We are so lucky to have these women be a part of our organization.”

 The Cornerstone Award recipients for 2021 are:

Yen Hoang - “Yen has served on the WIN board for six years and she helped build the sustainability of WIN,” says Boswell. “Under her leadership, the finance team is more robust than ever.  The financial policies, platform and processes put WIN in the perfect position to continue to grow and support the future of the industry.”

Elizabeth Stein - “Liz has helped lead the initiative to bring WIN back to our members during the pandemic and as well as lead the team to reconnect with lapsed WIN members,” says Boswell. “Under her leadership, the Membership committee created a robust monthly webinar series and platform for the future.”

Industry Report

The Women’s Industry Network (WIN) has released its 2021 Industry Report. While the pandemic hit and the world paused this last year, WIN and its members continued to move forward and find new, innovative ways to “Bring WIN to our Members and the Industry.” The industry report is a great way to learn more about WIN’s mission, vision and accomplishments over the past year.

To view the report, visit: https://cdn.ymaws.com/thewomensindustrynetwork.site-ym.com/resource/resmgr/docs/annual_reports/2021_WIN_Annual_Report_FINAL.pdf 

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