The start of a new year is the perfect time for planning and setting goals to accomplish within the next 365 days (in this case, 366 days due to 2024 being a leap year!).

Whether your objective is to grow personally or professionally, being intentional about goals - strategically planning how to achieve them and staying committed to your dreams and aspirations - will go a long way.

Here at Goodwill of Greater Washington, we offer many services to ensure our team members can achieve their desired purpose during their time with us and beyond. By sharing our team members’ New Year’s resolutions, we hope to inspire others and spread our mission to transform lives and communities through the power of education and employment!

 

Dawn Holland (Vice President, Donated Goods Retail)  

10+ Years at Goodwill of Greater Washington

  • 2024 Personal & Professional Goal: “A personal and professional goal that I have for 2024 is to work on being more present and in the moment.”
  • Words of Wisdom: “Motivation is what gets you started. Habit is what keeps you going.”

 

Carolyn Becker (Director of Communications & Community Engagement): 

5+ Years at Goodwill of Greater Washington 

  • 2024 Professional Goal: “My professional goal for 2024 is to learn how different teams within the organization operate. I want to gain a better understanding of the many departments we have so that I can become a more effective collaborator and expand my knowledge of our nonprofit operations.”
  • “One of my favorite quotes to live by is “Embrace the unexpected; you never know where life will take you.” When studying to be a fine artist, I would have never imagined that I would eventually be supporting, with creativity, one of the most transformative and uplifting nonprofits in the world.”

 

Lisa B. Bauer, MA, PMP (Director, Employment Services and Mission Partnerships)  

12+ Years at Goodwill of Greater Washington

  • Journey to Goodwill: “I discovered Goodwill of Greater Washington while consulting with Goodwill Industries International to help build partnerships for market-driven post-secondary pathways. The mix of talent and vision initially drew me towards a career at Goodwill of Greater Washington and the close alignment to my personal mission of transformation through life-long growth. Now, 12+ years later, the tremendous experience and the privilege to serve, feel like an invaluable gift that keeps giving. Of course, initiatives have changed, and our agility’s been tested, but the vision continues to drive us forward, and the talent is exceptional.”

  • 2024 Professional Goal: “I don’t believe in resolutions, but I do believe in progress and improvement…always. My overarching goal for this year is to develop and lead a high-performing team of coaches, ultimately enabling greater support for our employees.”

  • Words of Wisdom: “Every decision we make is a choice to expand or contract.”

 

With that, we would like to say thank you for supporting Goodwill, a local nonprofit, to eliminate barriers to sustainable employment, and uplift thousands of neighbors and their families.

 

Have a Happy New Year! tada