BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$2.3B
- Private
- US
Dow Jones Description
Used Merchandise Retailer; Vocational Rehabilitation Services
President, CEO
Jimmy CrewsNumber of Employees 82,300
NAICS Code Vocational Rehabilitation Services: 624310
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Purdue Grant Will Help Farmers With Disabilities Adapt, Cultivate New Skills
Purdue University has awarded Goodwill Industries International, Inc.® a four-year AgrAbility grant, $130,000 per year, as part of its Breaking New Ground BNG Outreach Program to support self-sufficiency and independence for rural residents who have disabilities. The grant, which is part of the USDA AgrAbility Program...
Mott Foundation Grant to Fund Goodwill Staffing Services
The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation has awarded Goodwill Industries International a grant of $173,320 to help fund a national Goodwill staffing services project . The project aims to provide job seekers who have physical or mental disabilities, a non-violent criminal record, or lack of a high school...
Goodwill's Tax Preparation Services Help Workers Keep Their Earnings
As Americans prepare their tax returns, Goodwill Industries is offering free tax preparation services to low-income workers, people with disabilities and other taxpayers in more than 40 communities across the United States. The organization aims to help people claim the tax refunds for which they are eligible, including...
Goodwill Industries International Appoints New President and CEO
The Board of Directors of Goodwill Industries International, Inc . has selected Jim Gibbons as the organization's new President and CEO, effective April 7, 2008. Gibbons will succeed George W. Kessinger , who is retiring after 35 years of distinguished service to Goodwill at the local, national, and...
Expenses continue to put stress on nonprofit budgets.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Nonprofits were hit with increases in expenses last year that were two and three times the rate of inflation, driven by a hike in the federal minimum wage and the ever increasing cost to raise a dollar. The...
Nation's Disability Policy Makes It Hard to Save for Retirement
Goodwill Industries International is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3696, which would modify the nation's disability policies to exclude 401k and IRA retirement accounts from federally funded means-tested benefits, so that all Americans can pursue a path to self-sufficiency and financial independence. In 2006,...
Nation's Disability Policy Makes it Hard to Save for Retirement; Goodwill Industries Calls for Passage of H.R. 3696 to Encourage Work and Savings.
Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Oct. 8 AScribe Newswire -- Goodwill Industries International is calling on the U.S. House of Representatives to pass H.R. 3696, which would modify the nation's disability policies to exclude 401k and IRA retirement accounts from federally funded ...
Save on Fall Trends During The Bon-Ton Stores' Goodwill Sale
Save on trapeze jackets, wide-leg pants, sheer cosmetics and other fall fashion essentials during The Bon-Ton Stores' semi-annual Goodwill Sale. From September 12 to 24, customers who donate clean, gently-used clothing and home textiles at participating locations will receive coupons toward the purchase of new merchandise. Among the...
Same Old Closet to Clean But New Rules for Claiming the Tax Break
Make room for your holiday gifts -- de-clutter your home and give your gently used clothing and other unwanted items to Goodwill Industries. And claim a tax deduction to get a little money back from Uncle Sam in the process. "Cleaning out your closet is an easy way...
Exclusive NPT donor research: consumer retail locations dominate nonprofit sales.(SPECIAL REPORT)
Since its inception in 1999, shopgoodwill.com, the first Internet auction site built and operated by a nonprofit, has blossomed from a $63,000-a-year operation to over $9.1 million in total sales in 2005. While the success of shopgoodwill.com follows a general trend that auction sites and online...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Crews | President, CEO |
| Andrea Salinas | Chief Operating Officer |
| Kimberly Smith | Senior Vice President, Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth |
| Arlene Alarcon | Vice President for Staffing Solutions, Goodwill Industries of El Paso |
| Dave Barringer | Vice President, Marketing & Communications |
| John Huber | Vice President, Membership Support Services |
| Linda Chandler | Vice President, Oper |
| Paul Kellen | Vice President of Development and Public Relations |
| Rachel Loera | Vice President of Workforce Development, Director of Quality Assurance |
| Christine Bragale | Director, Media Relations |
| Clarke Mosley | Senior Director of Workforce and Resource, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio |
| Ellen Brown | Director of Contracts and Business Development |
| Patrick Daniel Wilson | Director of Information Technology |
| Renee Weippert | Director, Retail Services |
| Sabrina Waiss | Marketing Director |
| Shannon Kendrick | Employment and Training Director |
| Steve Tooke | Assistant Director, Marketing Services, Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs |
| Cheryl Jennings | Manager, Goodwill Industries of Houston |
| Debra Drescher | Goodwill Staffing Manager, Goodwill Industries of The Chesapeake |
| Kate Fasinski | Operations Manager, Goodwill Staffing Solutions |
| Katie Simmons | Manager |
| Lauren Lawson | Media Relations Manager |
| Marcella Bailey | Goodwil Staffing Services Manager |
| Rick O'Quinn | Manager, Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes |
| Sonja Martinez | Workforce Development Manager, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio |
| Stan Foster | Manager |
| Wanda Simpson | Goodwill Staffing Services Manager |
| Zanthea Nichols | Senior Goodwill Staffiing Services and Business Development Manager |
| Jeffrey McCaw | Controller |
| Charlene Sarmiento | Specialist, Media Relations (Media Calls Only) |
| Cheri Joseph | National Staffing Services Specialist |
| Elaine Carle | Vendor Relations Specialist |
| Judy Brancelle | General Counsel |
| Julie Dowen | Goodwill Staffing Services |
| Lucia Feliciano | Specialist, Marketing |
| Meredith Vasquez | Communications and Business Development Trainer |
| Nora Hofmann | Employment Specialist |
| Ramona Gresham | Coordinator, Goodwill Industries of Tulsa |
| Tia Galloway | Specialist, Media Relations |
| Cynthia C. Barnes | Director |
| David Hadani | Director |
| George W. Kessinger | Director |
| Howard Wallack | Director |
| Raymond W. Bishop | Secretary |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Robert Paul Dugas | Chairman |
| Alfred G. Vanderbilt | Board of Directors |
| Amy K. Luttrell | Board Member |
| Brian Fetherstonhaugh | Board of Directors |
| Catherine Meloy | Board Member |
| Charles Layman | Board Member |
| Cordelia Hinton | Board of Directors |
| David C. Coquillette | Board of Directors |
| Dennis Brice | Board Member |
| Derek Rogers | Board of Directors |
| Don M. Wilson III | Board of Directors |
| Ed Osborne | Board Member |
| Evelyne Villines | Board of Directors |
| Felton M. Johnson | Board of Directors |
| Frank McGree | Board Member |
| Gerald L. Davis | Board of Directors |
| Gillian Attfield | Board of Directors |
| Hank Klein | Board of Directors |
| Henry E. Gooss | Board of Directors |
| John B. Latchford | Board Member |
| Kallia H. Bokser | Board of Directors |
| Kimberly B. Lewis | Board Member |
| Laura Robertson | Board Member |
| Linda Scholle Cowan | Board Member |
| Linda Sherwood | Board of Directors |
| Michael B. Sullivan | Board Member |
| Michael E. Wirth-Davis | Board Member |
| Michael S. Insel | Board of Directors |
| Patrick Michaels | Board Member |
| Paul M. Pantozzi | Board of Directors |
| Peter Naylor | Board of Directors |
| Pierre Legault | Board of Directors |
| Robert S. Holderbaum | Board Member |
| Sandra J. Turner | Board Member |
| Sheryl Chalupa | Board Member |
| Shirley Strum Kenny | Board of Directors |
| Walter V. Shipley | Board of Directors |
| Will A. Courtney | Board of Directors |
| William J. Kacal | Board of Directors |
| Woody Van Vallcenburgh | Board Member |
| Zaida Monell | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | President, CEO | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Chief Operating Officer | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Senior Vice President, Goodwill Industries of Fort Worth | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President for Staffing Solutions, Goodwill Industries of El Paso | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President, Marketing & Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President, Membership Support Services | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President, Oper | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President of Development and Public Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vice President of Workforce Development, Director of Quality Assurance | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director, Media Relations | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director, Media Relations | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Senior Director of Workforce and Resource, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director of Contracts and Business Development | Current |
As the father of a child with Autism, Dan Wilson knows all too well about the importance of early intervention in the treatment of the disorder. Having lived through it already, he quickly identified the need to provide not only a place for autistic toddler aged children to attend school, but also a place for families to find direction and answers on what steps to take next. Dan has worked in business and technology for 13 years. He is currently the Director of Information Technology for Goodwill Industries International, a non-profit organization dedicated to the education and training of individuals with physical, developmental and emotional disabilities. Dan is married with two children and resides in Reisterstown, MD. He attended the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director of Information Technology | Current |
| The Avery Center, Inc. | Current | |
| University of Maryland | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director, Retail Services | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director, Retail Services | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Marketing Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Employment and Training Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Assistant Director, Marketing Services, Goodwill Industries of Colorado Springs | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Manager, Goodwill Industries of Houston | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Goodwill Staffing Manager, Goodwill Industries of The Chesapeake | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Operations Manager, Goodwill Staffing Solutions | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Manager | Current |
Lauren Lawson is the Media Relations Manager for Goodwill Industries International, Inc. Prior to that, Lauren ran her own consulting firm where she assisted with the media efforts for Servathon 2007, sponsored by Greater DC Cares and AOL, which is one of the largest single days of volunteering in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Lauren has also served as Media Relations Manager for both the Children's Defense Fund and Communications Marketing Group (CMG). Other experience includes serving as the Publicity Manager for LifeLine Press and Regnery Publishing, both divisions of Eagle Publishing, where she handled the publicity for their current events, health, and life-style books. Before coming to Washington D.C., Lauren lived in New York City and handled publicity campaigns for book publishers including Hachette Book Group (formerly Time Warner Book Group), Penguin Putnam, and Simon & Schuster. Lauren has established contacts with producers in the media in both radio and TV. Her placements include CNN's American Morning, The Early Show, The Today Show, Fox & Friends, and The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer. In addition, Lauren has worked with a number of writers and has secured feature stories or placements of her clients in the following publications: Newsweek Magazine, People Magazine, Oprah Magazine, AARP Magazine, and Reader's Digest. In addition to WWPR, Lauren is also a member of several communication professional organizations including the American Marketing Association, the American Society of Association Executives, the Association for Women in Communications, the International Association of Business Communicators, the National Association of Female Executives, and the Washington Metropolitan Society for Health Care Marketing and Public Relations. Lauren is a high-energy publicist with a passion for cause-related issues. Lauren volunteers extensively in the community, including co-chairing the "Done In A Day Committee" for the Junior League, which manages requests from nonprofits within the metropolitan area for volunteers on short-term projects. Lauren also serves as Secretary for the Young NonProfit Professionals Network of D.C. Lauren has served on the board of WWPR for four years as Chair of the Pro-Bono Committee and provides media outreach and strategic development to Doorways for Women and Families, Arlington's first emergency and Safehouse shelter for battered and/or homeless women and their children. Lauren holds a B.A. in English Literature from Lycoming College in Williamsport, PA and is a graduate of the Denver Publishing Institute.
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Wwpr | Vice President | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Media Relations Manager | Current |
| Lifeline Press | Publicity Manager | Current |
| Regnery Publishing, Inc. | Publicity Manager | Current |
| Capital Communicators Group | Current | |
| Iabc | Current | |
| American Society | Board of Directors | Current |
| Children's Defense Fund | Media Relations Manager | Former |
| Institute of Management Accountants | Former | |
| Simon & Schuster, Inc. | Former | |
| Penguin Putnam Inc. | Former | |
| Wwpr | Board of Directors | Current |
| Wwpr | Pro, Bono Chair | Former |
| Lycoming College | B.A. In English Literature | Former |
| The Junior League of Washington | Member | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Goodwil Staffing Services Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Manager, Goodwill Industries, Ontario Great Lakes | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Workforce Development Manager, Goodwill Industries of San Antonio | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Goodwill Staffing Services Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Senior Goodwill Staffiing Services and Business Development Manager | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Controller | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Specialist, Media Relations (Media Calls Only) | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | National Staffing Services Specialist | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Vendor Relations Specialist | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | General Counsel | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Goodwill Staffing Services | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Specialist, Marketing | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwillworks.Org | Executive Director | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Communications and Business Development Trainer | Current |
| Businessschool | Bachelor of Business Administration | Former |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Employment Specialist | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Coordinator, Goodwill Industries of Tulsa | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Specialist, Media Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Chairman | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | CEO & President, DC Chapter | Former |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | CEO | Former |
| Orange County | CEO | Former |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | President | Former |
| Orange County | President | Former |
| University of California | MBA | Former |
| Drew University | Master’S of Divinity | Former |
| University of Missouri | BA In Sociology and Psychology | Former |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Elliott School of International Affairs Co | Lecturer | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Director | Current |
| Goodwill | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Goodwill Industries of The Greater East Bay | President & Chief Executive Officer | Current |
| Goodwill Industries of The Greater East Bay | Board of Directors | Current |
| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
| University of Delaware | Bachelor of Science Degree | Former |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cyclacel Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Rite Aid Corporation | Chief Administrative Officer | Former |
| Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc | CFO & Senior Vice President | Former |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Secretary | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board Member | Current |
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| Goodwill Industries International, Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
Executive News
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Atlanta CEO to Chair Goodwill Industries International's(R) Board of Directors
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'Clunkers' program a concern for charities

