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Amanda Gutierrez is the Vice-President for Automotive Restoration at McPherson College, offering the only accredited bachelor’s degree in historic automotive restoration in the United States. Amanda leads the team in strategic planning, fundraising, promotion, academics, and career services. Her work takes her around the country engaging with car collectors, restoration specialists, and industry leaders. In 2012, Amanda led the effort to create a strategic plan for the program, engaging automotive experts, alumni, faculty, and administration. The result was a vision to compete at Pebble Beach with a car restored by students. Amanda is a neophyte car enthusiast whose highlights so far include racing a 1963 Corvette in a regional “Run What you Brung” drag race, accepting the 2015 International Historic Motoring Award’s Industry Supporter of the Year in London on behalf of the college, and driving the 1953 Hughes-Kircher Special in the Colorado Grand this year.
SHOW SPONSORS
Covercraft • MetronGarage • Christopher Kimball Financial Services
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTE
We need to listen to other people’s stories.
CAREER & LIFE CHALLENGES
Amanda shares about a turning point when she learned to say, “no.”
FIRST SPECIAL VEHICLE
1976 Honda MR 50 motorcycle
BEST AUTOMOTIVE ADVICE
If you don’t know, don’t act like you do. Ask someone who does know.
RECOMMENDED RESOURCE
McPherson College Auto Restoration Program on Facebook and Instagram
RECOMMENDED BOOK
Go Like Hell, by A. J. Baime
PARTING WORDS OF ADVICE
Share your cars.
WHERE TO FIND AMANDA
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