NICOLE SUYDAM
CEO/PRESIDENT
GOODWILL OF ORANGE COUNTY
WHY: Leads the largest nonprofit in Orange County by revenue, with almost 2,000 employees and volunteers.
IN THE NEWS: Names three new members to its respected board of directors: Carol Fawcett, Corporate Vice President and Chief Information Officer at Golden State Foods, John Heffernan, Owner and Partner at Heffernan & Boortz, and Dr. Jeffrey Lamb, Vice President of Academic Affairs at Santa Ana College.
NOTABLE: Previously served as CEO of Second Harvest Food Bank, boosting revenue by 55%, also served as Goodwill OC’s VP of development.
QUOTABLE: “This year we celebrate our centennial anniversary, and we continue our Strategic Plan vision to Double Our Impact and Footprint in OC — having these energetic, big thinkers now at our table will help us make our vision a reality and prepare for the next century of serving our great community.”
