MEMBER SPOTLIGHT Wanda Cronic Howell is the President and Dealer of The Cronic Automotive Group, a family-owned business consisting of three car dealerships in Griffin — Cronic Chevrolet Buick GMC, Cronic Nissan, and Cronic Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram. Wanda grew up in the automobile industry and has been involved in the business full-time since 1985. She holds a master’s degree in business education from The University of South Carolina and an undergraduate degree in American Studies from Sweet Briar College in Virginia. She is an Atlanta native and is married to Lee N. Howell. Together, they have three grown daughters. We recently sat down with Wanda and talked with her about her life, the industry, and being a member of GADA. The following are excerpts from our conversation. We would like to thank Wanda for her time and hope you enjoy getting to know her better. Do you have any hobbies outside of work? My family and I do a lot of historical traveling. We’re not big on just going to the beach. We like to go see the sights, museums, churches, art galleries and things like that. I always laugh and say my husband and I never saw a ruin we didn’t like to walk through; whether it’s Mayan or Roman or Greek, we are all over it. My favorite place I’ve visited is Italy; it’s wonderful. We truly enjoyed Scotland as well — the castles, the Loch Ness Monster, and the many myths are very interesting. I also volunteer with three women’s groups — two chapters of the American Business Women’s Association (ABWA) and the Business Women’s Fayette & Coweta Counties (BWFC); I really enjoy it. I’ve been the Education Chair for the ABWA Griffin Chapter for 30 years, and we have awarded over $150,000 in scholarships to local women, both young and returning to school. It’s a very worthwhile goal to see women improving themselves. Wanda Cronic Howell of Cronic Auto Group THE GENERATOR 14
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