
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:

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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Events for May
31st

Free Class: Learn how to use Google Chrome (Colville)

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel Part 1 (Colville)
Events for June
1st

Free: Online Job Applications & Zoom Interviews (Spokane)

Free: Online Job Applications & Zoom Interviews (Spokane)
Events for June
2nd

Free Class: Learn Social Media Basics (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn social media basics (Spokane)
Events for June
3rd
Events for June
4th
Events for June
5th

Free Class: Online Job Applications (Moses Lake)

Free Class: Learn Google Docs (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn Google Docs (Spokane)
Events for June
6th

Free Class: Resumes, Cover Letters, and Interviewing (Moses Lake)

Free Class: How to use a computer (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use Google Chrome (Oroville Library)

Free Class: How to use a computer (Spokane)
Events for June
7th

Free Class: Learn how to use Google Chrome (Colville)

Free Class: Learn how to use Windows 10 (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel Part 1 (Colville)

Free Class: Learn how to use Google Chrome (Oroville Library)

Free Class: Learn how to use Windows 10 (Spokane)
Events for June
8th

Free Class: Learn how to use the Internet (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use the Internet (Spokane)
Events for June
9th
Events for June
10th
Events for June
11th
Events for June
12th

Free Class: Social Media Basics (Moses Lake)

Free Class: Learn how to use email (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use email (Spokane)
Events for June
13th

Free Class: Email Basics (Moses Lake)

Free Microsoft Word class for beginners (Spokane)

Free Microsoft Word class for beginners (Spokane)
Events for June
14th

Free Class: Learn how to use a computer (Colville)

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn to use Microsoft Excel (Colville) Part 2

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel (Spokane)
Events for June
15th

Free Class: Microsoft PowerPoint (Spokane)

Free Class: Microsoft PowerPoint (Spokane)
Events for June
16th

Free: Online Job Applications & Zoom Interviews (Spokane)

Free: Online Job Applications & Zoom Interviews (Spokane)
Events for June
17th
Events for June
18th
Events for June
19th
Events for June
20th

Free Personal Budgeting Workshop (Moses Lake)

Free Class: Learn Google Docs (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn Google Docs (Spokane)
Events for June
21st

Free Class: Learn to use Windows 10 (Colville)

Free Class: How to use a computer (Spokane)

Free Class: Microsoft PowerPoint part 1 (Colville)

Free Class: How to use a computer (Spokane)
Events for June
22nd

Free Class: Learn how to use Windows 10 (Spokane)
Events for June
23rd
Events for June
24th
Events for June
26th

Match the Color and Save: Pink

Free Class: Apple Operating System (Moses Lake)

Free Class: Learn how to use the Internet (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use the Internet (Spokane)
Events for June
27th

Match the Color and Save: Pink

Free Class: Google Chrome (Moses Lake)

Free Class: Learn how to use email (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use email (Spokane)
Events for June
28th

Match the Color and Save: Pink

Free Class: Learn how to use Zoom (Colville)

Free Microsoft Word class for beginners (Spokane)

Free Class: Microsoft PowerPoint Part 2 (Colville)

Free Microsoft Word class for beginners (Spokane)
Events for June
29th

Match the Color and Save: Pink

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel (Spokane)

Free Class: Learn how to use Microsoft Excel (Spokane)
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/.
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.