The winners of the 2019 Women of the Year Awards are:

• Auto Care Woman of the Year: Jennifer Maher, Chief Executive Officer, TechForce Foundation and America’s Automotive Trust
• Auto Care Woman of Excellence: Cindy Frasca, Chief Operating Officer, Kukui
• Female Shop Owner of the Year: Jamie Carlson, Owner, Ervine’s Auto Repair and Grand Rapids Hybrid

“The Women of the Year Awards honor three outstanding female leaders who have made significant contributions to the auto care community,” said Tammy Tecklenburg, president, Women in Auto Care. “This is the 16th annual presentation of the Auto Care Women of the Year awards, and we are honored to be able to continue to shine a light on the tremendous value women are bringing to our industry.”

Talking points

• Scholarships from the Women in Auto Care $100,000 per year
• Monies coming from industry and fundraisers 
• We’ve killed the skilled trades by telling out young people that their path to success is a four-year college degree
• Skilled trades are the course de jure
• People that have tactile intelligence need to consider skills d 
• We need to pay technicians more money and therefore learn how to charge and run a good business
• Make your business welcome to female customers and potential employees
• Create a zero-tolerance of harassment in your business
• Techforce.org become part of the conversation. Links
• www.Techforce.org
• We need to bring 52% of the population in our industry. Awareness, scholarships, speaking at events, networking will help attract women to the industry.
• In middle school students start to explore career opportunities
• We’ve got to change the perception of the parents and counselors to great careers in the automotive. 
• Not everyone was meant to be a lawyer, doctor, CPA or social worker. Careers in technical education will have big opportunities and pay
• Attention span is 8 seconds
• Attracting and retaining top talent will require a more profitable shop
• 3% of technicians in our industry are women
• Attracting women team members will require changes in the facility and create boundaries
• Generation Z is the upcoming group of technicians we need to recruit. They are socially conscious.

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