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San Antonio Goodwill Exec Takes Helm of Goodwill Industries International Board of Directors

July 10, 2007

Rockville, MD — Bob Dugas of San Antonio, TX, a 20-year veteran in the Goodwill Industries movement, has been elected chairman of the Board of Directors for Goodwill Industries International. Dugas took office on June 24 during Goodwill’s annual Delegate Assembly held in Pittsburgh, PA.

Dugas is currently President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of San Antonio and has served in that capacity since 1996. His career with Goodwill Industries also includes CEO positions in Southern New Jersey and Mobile, AL. At the national level, he most recently served as Vice Chair of the Goodwill Industries International Board of Directors and Chair of its Strategic Planning Committee.

“Bob’s keen entrepreneurial spirit fits well with Goodwill, which is unique in the nonprofit world for its business-like approach,” says George W. Kessinger, President and CEO of Goodwill Industries International, headquartered in Rockville, MD. “As Goodwill Industries continues to experience unprecedented growth, we look forward to Bob’s leadership today and his vision for tomorrow.”

Before joining Goodwill Industries in 1987, Dugas worked in the airline industry for People Express. He earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Florida Atlantic University in 1981 and completed the Goodwill Industries of America Executive Training program in 1990.

“I embrace the opportunity to serve the Goodwill movement at this level,” Dugas says. “Goodwill’s mission has become my own personal mission, and I am proud to put it into action each and every day.”

Other newly-elected members of the Board include:

John H. Brannen, Partner, Day Ketterer Ltd, Canton, OH

Peter Brinckerhoff, President, Corporate Alternatives, Springfield, IL

Paul Chapin, President, Goodwill The Amity Group, Hamilton, Ontario

Lew Chartock, President and CEO, Mers/Missouri Goodwill Industries, St. Louis, MO

Frank J. Devlyn, President and CEO, Opticas Devlyn, S.A. DE C.V., Mexico City, Mexico

William J. Kacal, Regional and Managing Partner, Deloitte & Touche LLP, Houston, TX

John Owen, President and CEO, Goodwill of South Texas, Inc., Corpus Christi, TX

Marjory Pizzuti, President and CEO, Goodwill Columbus, Columbus, OH

Marvin A. Tanck, President and CEO, Gulfstream Goodwill Industries, Inc., West Palm Beach, FL.

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