Living to Work: Brinna’s 20 Years at Wegmans

Brinna Hankin enjoys her intentionally busy life. Daily swims, a monthly movie club, creating art, and family vacations are all arranged around her job of 20 years working in the bakery at the Canandaigua Wegmans.

On work days, Brinna gets up, has breakfast, and is focused about being on time for her 8:00 A.M. to noon shift, which she works typically three days per week. “Brinna absolutely does not like to be late, calling in sick only once in the last three years—and she was not happy about having to do that,” says Felicia Navarro, Brinna’s job coach. “She loves her job and her coworkers, and at Wegmans she really feels loved and cared about. It’s a place where she knows she can ask for assistance, though she rarely needs it.”

Brinna is dedicated to her job and is ever thankful for how it completes her life. Going to work to make her own money is also a great motivator for Brinna, who is an avowed shopper and gift-giver. She likes to add to her expansive superhero and fantasy movie DVD collection for the movie club she started with a friend, and she is famously organized about shopping ahead of time for birthdays and holidays.

Once her shift is over, Brinna is on to the activities she has planned for her day, which always includes a trip to the Canandaigua YMCA. She also enjoys reading and painting, and regularly attends dances, bingo, cooking clubs, and other activities at Ontario ARC.

“Brinna thrives on her routine,” says Lenny Bills, Residence Manager at Ontario ARC’s County Road 28 home, where Brinna has lived since it opened in 2000. “She is very independent and her job at Wegmans is a big part of her doing all the things she wants to do with her life.”

Brinna recently celebrated receiving her 20 Year pin from Wegmans. Congratulations, Brinna!

Brinna Hankin has worked in the bakery department at Wegmans Canandaigua for 20 years..