Join us at Oak Hill Country Club with guest speaker Kitty Van Bortel, Founder and owner of the Van Bortel Group.

She began her career as a young woman facing adversity in the male-dominated car business, but that didn’t stop her from pursuing career goals. Kitty persevered with determination, drive, and her ability to take care of customers. She proved that she could be a sales manager but eventually saw through the glass ceiling and knew the only way to continue her pursuit of professional growth was to do it on her own.

In 1985, with an investment of only $500, Kitty began her used car dealership in the front yard of a rented house on Route 96 in Victor, NY.  In 1991, Kitty opened the doors to Van Bortel Subaru, which soon became one of the largest Subaru retailers in the nation.