Ep. 6: Together, we create opportunities
1939-2022: Celebrate 83 years of creating opportunities in the Inland Northwest with us.
What’s Good, Goodwill? podcast hosts Alicia and Michelle sat down with Clark Brekke, Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest President and CEO, to discuss his 30th anniversary at Goodwill.
Hear 2022 program success stories from Braden Fish, VP of Mission and Workforce Development, Doug Ross, Associate Vice President of Information Technology, Rebecca Severtsen-Rea, Associate Vice President of Finance, and Wade Rooks, Director of Human Resources.
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GOODLINKS:
[1:18] 2022 Overview
[1:55] Clark interview
[3:47] Clark shares Ralph’s success story
[9:35] Stories of success in 2022
[10:04] Braden shares Thomas’s success story
[11:37] Doug shares Terry’s success story
[14:11] Free digital skills classes
[14:36] Rebecca shares Chriselda’s success story
[18:36] Wade shares Garrett’s success story
[21:06] Dad joke
Transcript
EPISODE GUESTS:
Clark Brekke
President and CEO
Braden Fish
Associate Vice President Mission and Workforce Development
Doug Ross
Associate Vice President Information Technology
Rebecca Severtsen-Rea
Associate Vice President Finance
Wade Rooks
Director of Human Resources
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Classes offered:
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- Online job applications
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- Social media basics
Goodwill offers these training programs to help you develop good skills for today’s workforce. Classes occur in a classroom setting with an instructor. You must call in advance to register your spot.
See the schedules for free classes on the calendar to the left or here: https://discovergoodwill.org/calendar/.
Alicia
Episode Hosts
This episode is brought to you by Goodwill Industries of the Inland Northwest team members Alicia and Michelle. We challenged them to find their favorite item in the store to share with you. Show our hosts your favorite Goodwill finds by tagging us using @goodwill_inw and #goodwill_inw on Instagram.
Michelle