Career Navigator Alumni Group

This community was created to support individuals who have completed the Goodwill® Career Navigator and Coach Certificate on Coursera in continuing their professional growth, expanding their networks and staying connected with peers and resources. By joining, members can expect quarterly virtual meetups featuring themed discussions and peer learning, access to exclusive career coaching tools and an online alumni directory for networking. Whether you're looking to deepen your skills, share your experience or stay engaged with fellow Navigators, this group is designed to help you thrive.

Group Membership

Membership in the Career Navigator Alumni Group is open to Goodwill employees who have completed the Goodwill Career Navigator and Coach Certificate on Coursera. If you’ve earned the certificate and are interested in joining, please complete the application form. 

How We Communicate

The Career Navigator Alumni Group meets quarterly for discussions and networking.

Note: Only enrolled alumni receive invitations to these webinars.
 

Collaboration and Discussion

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Relevant Resources

Webinars

 January 28, 2026- Trauma and the Brain
 This session explored how trauma affects neurobiology, information processing, memory, attention, and executive functioning
 
February 25, 2026- Trauma Informed Case Management 101 
This session built on foundational concepts, focusing on how traumatic experiences impact planning, emotional regulation, follow‑through, and decision‑making—and how Career Navigators can integrate trauma informed practices into daily case management.

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March 25, 2026 - Trauma Informed Case Management 102
This session focused on applying trauma informed principles to real‑life case management scenarios to strengthen practical, client‑centered skills.

 

Alabama (AL) 
Goodwill Industries of the Gulf Coast, Inc. (Mobile, AL) 
Regan Barnes — rbarnes@goodwillgc.org 

Arkansas (AR) 
Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, Inc. (Little Rock) 
Tamara Edmond — tedmond@goodwillar.org 
Misti Ramos — mramos@goodwillar.org 
Courtney Wilder — cwilder@goodwillar.org 

California (CA) 
Goodwill Industries of San Diego County (CA) 
Stella Albright — salbright@sdgoodwill.org 
Goodwill Industries of Orange County, California (Santa Ana) 
Alma Sanchez — almas@ocgoodwill.org 
Rick Smith — ricks@ocgoodwill.org 
Stephen Sparhawk — stephens@ocgoodwill.org 

District of Columbia (DC) 
Goodwill of Greater Washington (DC) 
Valerie Bowden-Allen — valerie.bowden-allen@dcgoodwill.org 
Cheryl Walker — cheryl.walker@dcgoodwill.org 

Florida (FL) 
Goodwill Industries Big Bend, Inc. (Tallahassee, FL) 
Auzoiya Williams-Mcleroy — jwilliams-mcleroy@goodwillbigbend.com 
Alyssa Stuart — aberg@goodwillbigbend.com 

Georgia (GA) 
Goodwill of Southeast Georgia (Savannah) 
Angel Brown — nabrown@goodwillsega.org 
Marie Champagne — machampagne@goodwillsega.org 
Amanda Sutherland — asutherland@goodwillsega.org 
Maria Sherffield — msherffield@goodwillsega.org 

Hawaii (HI) 
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. (Honolulu) 
Velma De-graft Turkson — vdegraft-turkson-ctr@dhs.hawaii.gov 
Patricia Petty — ppetty@dhs.hawaii.gov 
Geri Yotsuda — gyotsuda-ctr@dhs.hawaii.gov 

Illinois (IL) 
Land of Lincoln Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Springfield, IL) 
Ursula Tone-Loercher — ursula.loercher@llgi.org 

Indiana (IN) 
Evansville Goodwill Industries, Inc. 
Desmond Williams — dwilliams@evvgoodwill.org 
Kirstyn Wargel — kwargel@evvgoodwill.org 
Goodwill Industries of Michiana, Inc. (South Bend, IN) 
Elizabeth Flowers — eflowers@goodwill-ni.org 
Dianne Malfese — dmalfese@goodwill-ni.org 
Traci McKinney — tmckinney@goodwill-ni.org 
Sierra Stoepker — sstoepker@goodwill-ni.org 

 

Iowa (IA) 
Goodwill Industries of the Heartland (Cedar Rapids, IA) 
Brian Whiteheead —whitehead@goodwillheartland.org 

Kansas (KS) 
Goodwill Industries of Kansas, Inc. (Wichita) 
Galyna Golyshevska — galynamelnik1@gmail.com 

Kentucky (KY) 
Goodwill Industries of Kentucky, Inc. (Louisville) 
Ta’Shyania Gills — tashyania.gills@goodwillky.org 
Kristen Holden — Kristen.Holden@goodwillky.org 

Louisiana (LA) 
Goodwill Industries of Southeastern Louisiana, Inc. (New Orleans) 
Tasha Buchana — tbuchanan@goodwillno.org 
Susan Rogers — srogers@goodwillno.org 

Maine (ME) 
Goodwill Northern New England (Gorham, ME) 
Tierney Lynch — tierney.lynch@goodwillnne.org 

Maryland (MD) 
Goodwill Industries International, Inc. (Rockville, MD) 
Katherine Maloney — katherine.maloney@goodwill.org 

 

Michigan (MI) 
Goodwill Industries of Southwestern Michigan, Inc. (Kalamazoo) 
Jennifer Ryan — jryan@goodwillswmi.org 
Goodwill Industries of Greater Grand Rapids, Inc. (Grandville, MI) 
Karen Walker — kwalker@goodwillgr.org 

Minnesota (MN) 
True North Goodwill Northern Minnesota and Northwestern Wisconsin (Duluth, MN) 
Stephanie Mansell — smansell@truenorthgoodwill.org 

Missouri (MO) 
Goodwill of Western Missouri and Eastern Kansas (Kansas City) 
Jennifer Tucker — jtucker@mokangoodwill.org 

Nevada (NV) 
Goodwill Industries of Southern Nevada, Inc. (Las Vegas) 
Ana Perez — Ana.Perez@sngoodwill.org 

North Carolina (NC) 
Goodwill Industries of the Southern Piedmont (Charlotte, NC) 
Christina Moose — christina.moose@goodwillsp.org 
Ife Nellons — ife.nellons@goodwillsp.org 
Lazelma (Anita) Rainey — anita.rainey@goodwillsp.org 
Goodwill Industries of Central North Carolina, Inc. (Greensboro) 
Sherma Gaither — sgaither@triadgoodwill.org 
Markeda Bullard — mbullard@triadgoodwill.org 
Justine Moton — jmoton@triadgoodwill.org 
Goodwill Industries of Northwest North Carolina, Inc. (Winston-Salem) 
Alec Maure — amaure@goodwillnwnc.org Shape 

 Ohio (OH) 
Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio, Inc. (Canton) 
Cynthia Woodall — cwoodall@goodwillgoodskills.org 
Goodwill Columbus (OH) 
Hollie Frazier — hollie.frazier@gwcols.com 

Oklahoma (OK) 
Goodwill Industries of Tulsa, Inc. (OK) 
Edna Castaneda — edna.castaneda@goodwilltulsa.org 

South Carolina (SC) 
Palmetto Goodwill (North Charleston, SC) 
Timothy Chestnut — tchestnut@palmettogoodwill.org 
Joey Fairclough — jfairclough@palmettogoodwill.org 
Lori Howard-Wagner — lwagner@palmettogoodwill.org 
Danielle Lewis — dlewis@palmettogoodwill.org 
Shawn McTeer — smcteer@palmettogoodwill.org 
Jessie Walker — jwalker@palmettogoodwill.org 
Allison Welborn — Awelborn@palmettogoodwill.org 
Regina Wescott — rwescott@palmettogoodwill.org 

Tennessee (TN) 
Goodwill Industries of the Greater Chattanooga Area (TN) 
Taryn Balwinski — tarynb@goodwillchatt.org 
Betty Kenemore — michellek@goodwillchatt.org 
Ben Salser — Bens@goodwillchatt.org 
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee, Inc. (Nashville) 
Serena Shepard — serena.sheppard@givegw.org 

Texas (TX) 
Goodwill Industries of Central Texas (Austin) 
Samantha Condo — samantha.condo@gwctx.org 
Goodwill Industries of Southeast Texas & Southwest LA (Beaumont) 
Victoria O’Quinn — victoria.o@goodwillbmt.org 
Keisha Williams — keisha@goodwillbmt.org 
Goodwill Industries of South Texas, Inc. (Corpus Christi) 
Nora Max — nmax@goodwillsouthtexas.com 
Goodwill Industries of Northwest Texas (Lubbock) 
Grace Bentley — gbentley@ginwtx.org 
Matt Rodriguez — mrodriguez@ginwtx.org 
Shannon Spencer — sspencer@ginwtx.org 
Heart of Texas Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Waco) 
Angela Baker — abaker@hotgoodwill.org 
Kimber Goodwin — kgoodwin@hotgoodwill.org 

Virginia (VA) 
Rappahannock Goodwill Industries, Inc. (Fredericksburg, VA) 
Daphney Barrett — daphney.barrett@fredgoodwill.org 
Goodwill of Central & Coastal Virginia, Inc. (Richmond) 
Kristine Blitt — kristine.blitt@goodwillvirginia

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