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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. 

Continue the cycle for good by sharing our podcast on social media and subscribing wherever you listen to podcasts.  

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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:

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Clark Brekke

President and CEO

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Braden Fish

Associate Vice President Mission and Workforce Development

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Doug Ross

Associate Vice President Information Technology

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Rebecca Severtsen-Rea

Associate Vice President Finance

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Wade Rooks

Director of Human Resources

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Free Digital Skills Classes

Offered in Spokane, Colville, and Moses Lake, Washington

Classes offered: 

  • Microsoft Word, Excel, Powerpoint
  • Basic computer and internet skills
  • Online job applications
  • Zoom
  • Basic Windows 10 and OS systems
  • 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/.

Mentioned Programs and Partners

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 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

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