October WAKE UP! Newport – Featuring Goodwill of Orange County C.E.O. Nicole Suydam
Date/Time
Date(s) - 10/05/20237:00 am - 8:30 am
Location
Newport Beach Public Library (Friends Room)1000 Avocado Ave.
Newport Beach, CA 92660
This event is free to the public, but please make reservations so we can plan for food and seating.
Nicole Suydam has served the non-profit sector for 26 years, working with local and national non-profit organizations dedicated to meeting human service needs. She currently serves as president and CEO of Goodwill of Orange County.
Nicole leads the largest non-profit in Orange County by revenue, providing workforce development programs and services to help over 20,000 people in our community. Goodwill’s employment social enterprise operation, which started in Orange County 99 years ago, employs more than 1,400 people through 24 thrift stores and 15 workforce development programs.
Nicole has received several accolades recently for her community leadership and service, including being named to The OC Register’s 125 Most Influential People and Orange County Business Journal’s OC 500 list of influential business leaders. She also received the “2018 Women in Business Award” by the Orange County Business Journal.
Along with graduating from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa with her BA in History and Political Science, Nicole served for seven years on their Board of Trustees and for three years as President of their Alumni Association.
Nicole and her husband Michael live in Aliso Viejo with their two teenage daughters.