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Patty Wenck of Wenck Travel


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Patricia has been married 51 years to her husband Stan.  They have 3 children,

8 grandchildren, and 1 great-grandchild.  She has a Master’s Degree in Education

and taught over 16 years as a middle school math teacher and 2 years at West

Georgia Technical College.

PROFESSIONAL:

Wenck Travel was established in January 2008 and chose to become an

independent agency in 2016.  There are 20 independent agents being trained and

supported by Wenck Travel.  Patricia has written travel articles for the local

newspaper; co-author of her first book - Women Everywhere Level Up and Lead;

featured in three area magazines; interviewed on an Atlanta blog talk show; and is

in the process of preparing for her CTA certification from The Travel Institute.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT AND AWARDS

In 2009 Wenck Travel joined the Douglas County Chamber of Commerce; Stan

and Patricia were chosen to be Chamber Diplomats for the business community;

member of the Chamber Small Business Committee; selected as a 2015 – 2019

Business of Excellence; and received the 2009 Chamber Spirit and the 2015 Sam P.

Roberts Community Service awards.  Patricia is a board member for several

nonprofits in Douglas County; serves on the advisory board for the local Marketing

and Business Departments for all of the high schools as well as West Georgia

Technical College; board member for Douglasville Convention and Visitors Bureau

and Partners In Education; given the CVB Hospitality Worker of the Year award in

both 2012 and 2018; was named the 2018 Travel Agency Reader’s Choice recipient

for our local paper; and selected as a STAR (Select Travel Advisor Recognition)

travel agent for the 2017 CruiseWorld Conference.

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