Leadership - Goodwill Southeast Georgia

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President & CEO

Michael J. Winckler

Get to know Michael

Michael has been President and CEO of Goodwill of Southeast Georgia for the past eight years. Before joining Goodwill of Southeast Georgia in 2015, he served in a senior executive capacity for ten years with Goodwill of Central and Coastal Virginia. Before his Goodwill roles, he held executive positions in finance and operations in the private sector.

In 2018, Michael was elected to the Goodwill Industries International Board of Directors.

He serves on the City of Savannah-Chatham Reentry Council and on the Board of Directors of the Boy Scouts of America Coastal Georgia Council. He is a member of the Savannah Rotary Club and a 2018 graduate of Leadership Savannah. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Virginia Commonwealth University.

Board Officers

Ivy Council | Chairperson | Citi Trends, Inc.
Kim Bockius-Suwyn | Vice Chair | Enriched Business Strategies, LLC.
Charles ‘Bo’ Bowen | Secretary | Bowen Law Group
Chad Wiggins | Treasurer | Synovus Bank, Statesboro
Jenny Gentry | Immediate Past Chair | JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Board Members

Emily G. Coiner, CPA | Hodnett Cooper
Judge Lisa G. Colbert | Chatham County Superior Court
Dr. Tom Jones | President Emeritus, Armstrong Atlantic State University
Kendria Lee | Georgia Southern University
Melanie Marks | Bouhan Falligant
Robert L. Miller | Retired, International Auto Processing, Inc.
Diana Morrison | Advertising Specialty Services
Jason Moschner | Citi Trends, Inc.
Patrick O'Neil | Bank of America
Catina Tindall | First Coast Benefits Solutions, Inc.
Michael J. Winckler | Ex-officio

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Board of Directors

Melanie L. Marks | Chairperson | Bouhan Falligant
Diana Morrison | Secretary & Treasurer | Advertising Specialty Services
Michael J. Winckler | Ex- Officio | Goodwill Southeast Georgia
Jenny Gentry | Ex-Officio | JPMorgan Chase & Company
Marla Cocalis | Director | Savannah Honor Academy
Stuart Clifford | Director | Citi Trends, Inc.
Robert McCorkle, III | Director | McCorkle, Johnson & McCoy, LLC

Goodwill Industries of the Coastal Empire Education Initiatives Board of Directors

Kim Bockius-Suwyn | Chair | Enriched Business Strategies, LLC
Marla Cocalis | Vice Chair | Savannah Honor Academy, Inc.
Michael J. Winckler | Ex- Officio | Goodwill Southeast Georgia
Jenny Gentry | Ex-Officio | JPMorgan Chase & Co.
Dr. Tom Jones | Armstrong Atlantic State University
Stuart Clifford | Retired, Citi Trends
Kimberly Ballard-Washington | Savannah State University
Dr. Paul Pressly | Savannah Country Day School
Judge Tammy Stokes | Chatham County Recorder’s Court

Goodwill Southeast Georgia Leadership

Jason Marshall | Chief Operating Officer
Geoffrey Kent | Chief Financial Officer
Laura Villegas | Chief Human Resources and Compliance Officer
Veronica Styron | Vice President, Mission Services
Bill Kelso | Vice President, Mission Advancement
Jessica Callaway-Penny | Vice President, Donated Goods Retail
Eric Nolan | Vice President, Manufacturing
Valarie Wiles | Vice President, Information Technology
Carlton Moore | Vice President, Ability One Programs
Meredith Champagne, Vice President, Strategy

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Board Chairperson

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Goodwill Southeast Georgia

7220 Sallie Mood Drive
Savannah, GA 31406
912.354.6611

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