Toronto, Ontario — In this week’s episode of Industry Insider, Collision Repair celebrates International Women’s Day by reaching out to women in collision repair to hear their stories and experiences when it comes to working in the trades.
Chelsea Stebner is a managing partner at Saskatoon’s Parr Auto Body. In her position, she has seen—and helped—women thrive in the industry. While she began as a receptionist at a heavy-duty truck shop. From there, she climbed the collision repair ladder by grasping every opportunity thrown her way and being ready and willing to learn.
Next, Collision Repair spoke to Nic Sheetka, a drag racer about to enter her 10th season and an auto body apprentice at Parr Auto Body. Now in her third year of schooling, Nic originally applied to the facility in response to a receptionist position, but they hired her on as an apprentice.
Finally, we spoke to Bree Campbell, the owner of Dynamic Autobody, a facility in rural Outlook, Saskatchewan. She began there On a day-to-day basis, Bree says she enjoys the paperwork side of things, but always tries to stay hands-on around the facility.
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