Goodwill Executives Earn MBAs

Coconut Telegraph

Two Goodwill Manasota vice presidents recently earned their Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees. Donn Githens, vice president of operations, earned his Master of Business Administration from Ashford University. Githens, who has worked for Goodwill since June 2006, is responsible for the oversight of Goodwill's efforts in retail sales, attended donation centers, salvage, real estate, property management, facilities maintenance, purchasing, and mission development. He also oversees the White Glove Service, which helps to empty the homes of people who are buying/selling a home or in a transitional stage of life, and supervises the vendor responsible for handling transportation for the nonprofit. Gray Videnka, vice president of the foundation & marketing, recently earned her Master of Business Administration from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management Executive MBA program. Videnka, who has worked for Goodwill Manasota since October 2011, has provided oversight in information services (IT), project management and finance. She was recently promoted to lead the foundation and marketing efforts for Goodwill Manasota. Videnka also serves on the executive board at the Women’s Resource Center.

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