Goodwill Industries of Hawaii Hires Katy Chen as New Chief Administrative Officer

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Goodwill Industries of Hawaii Hires Katy Chen as New Chief Administrative Officer

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. hired Katy Chen to be the nonprofit's first Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), effective November 1, 2014. The new position will bring together several administrative functions under one division, overseeing the Human Resources, Marketing, and Risk Management departments. This will allow the nonprofit to better streamline core administrative functions and operate more efficiently.

"Katy is an outstanding individual with a wealth of experience and we are very lucky to have her join Goodwill," stated Laura Smith, President/CEO of Goodwill.

Ms. Chen has over 15 years as a senior leader of nonprofit organizations, most recently as the Executive Director of PATCH which focuses on supporting and improving the quality and availability of care for Hawaii's youth. Prior to PATCH, she was the Executive Director for Hawaii Literacy. Ms. Chen is also a licensed attorney and received her law degree from the University of Washington. She worked at the law firm Dwyer Imanaka Schraff Kudo Meyer & Fujimoto, with a primary focus on intellectual property, nonprofit, and real estate law, before starting her career in the nonprofit sector.

"I am excited to be joining a great team at Goodwill," Ms. Chen said. "The organization has had such a great history in Hawaii and I look forward to working with the staff to continue that tradition of serving the state through our mission services programs."

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii's mission is to help people with employment barriers to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient. Supported by its retail operations and financial endeavors, its educational, employment and training programs have provided skills training, employment counseling, job placement and support services since 1959.

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About Goodwill
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii, Inc. is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit corporation that helps people with employment barriers to reach their full potential and become self-sufficient.

Since 1959, we have provided job placement, career development, education, training, employment and support services for people throughout the state. Over 10,000 Hawaii residents each year have benefitted from Goodwill's services, and thousands have found employment in our community.

Philosophy
For more than 100 years, Goodwill Industries has championed a philosophy of community service through the power of work. In 1902, the founder of this philosophy, Reverend Edgar J. Helms, a Methodist Minister, took burlap bags into Boston's wealthier neighborhoods collecting donations. He invited community residents with disabilities and other disadvantages to help repair and sell the donations and used the revenue made through the sales to pay the workers. This philosophy is evident throughout Hawaii's Goodwill, and in Goodwills throughout the world.

Goodwill Industries International
Goodwill Industries of Hawaii (GIH) is an autonomous, dues-paying member of Goodwill Industries International, a growing network of Goodwill organizations throughout the world. There are currently 183 full member Goodwill organizations in the United States and Canada. Since the organization's founding in 1902, Goodwill has helped more than 9 million people. Globally, Goodwill Industries International announced its 21st Century Initiative to serve 20 million people by the year 2020.

Goodwill Leadership and Accreditation
Goodwill is led by a volunteer Board of Directors comprised of civic and business leaders from the community. Goodwill has been fully accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for more than 30 years, and is certified by NISH. Goodwill maintains active membership in the National Rehabilitation Association, Hawaii Alliance of Nonprofit Organizations, Retail Merchants of Hawaii, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Aloha United Way, Hawaii Employers Council, West Oahu Economic Development Association, and the Kapolei Chamber of Commerce.

Funding and Revenue
Goodwill is rare among not-for-profit agencies because most of its revenue is earned. Our unique, self-sustaining system enables us to serve thousands in Hawaii each year.

Goodwill Industries of Hawaii is funded through:

Retail sales at our community stores
Service contracts (in competition with private enterprise)
City, state and federal job training grants
Support from individuals and corporations

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