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Jim is the President & CEO of Goodwill Industries of Upper Michigan and Northern UP.

His career has taken him to several businesses including Square D where he left as Vice President of Service Operations and Life Fitness where he started the Certified Pre Owned business unit and left as the General Manager and Global Director. Jim will be celebrating his 10th anniversary with Goodwill in July.

He has extensive experience in Finance, Service, Sales, Manufacturing Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain. He has been a start-up executive with Fortune 500 companies as well as small privately held companies. He has overseen multiple site operations including many international locations. He is Lean Six Sigma and Black Belt trained. He holds a BS in Accounting from Augustana College in Accounting and Finance

Erik Bergh has served as Senior Director of Workforce Development since 2016. He has years of experience in preparing people to find the match between their passion and their abilities, and helping equip them for that work. Erik has a personal connection to Workforce Development as the dad of an adult son with autism. He is a graduate of Northern Michigan University and loves the Upper Peninsula.

Steve is currently the Director of Industrial Services at Goodwill of Northern Wisconsin and Upper Michigan, overseeing our largest work center, which is located in Marinette, WI. This is one of the many hats that he has worn since starting at Goodwill in 2006. Prior to joining Goodwill, Steve worked for 10 years in manufacturing and production management, including several years in which he was on the other side of some of Goodwill’s Industrial contracts. He has a Bachelor of Science degree from Michigan Technological University and resides in Marinette with his wife and teenage son

Deb LaMere currently serves as the Vice President of Goodwill Industries of Northern WI and Upper Peninsula. She oversees Human Resources, Administration and Accounting. Deb has over 20 years of extensive human resource experience working in mining, manufacturing, healthcare and Higher Education. She owns and runs “HR Consulting” company where she has contracted and worked directly with numerous corporations, both large and small, where she has analyzed and implemented effective full scale HR systems. Deb has a Bachelor’s degree in Business and Engineering Administration from Michigan Technological University, has a Master’s degree in Public Administration – Personnel and Labor Relations from Northern Michigan University, is PHR and SHRM-CP certified and is the current President of the Upper Peninsula Human Resources Association.

A true Goodwill Story, Rebecca started as a part time billing clerk, moved through all aspects of accounting, then added Tech Support, and finally Salvage and Logistics to her resume until she became Director of Donated Goods. A natural fit for this farm raised Northern Wisconsinite, her hard work, enthusiasm, and motivation to succeed have given her a Hand Up to become Director of Donated Goods for Goodwill Industries of Northern WI and Upper MI, Inc. Rebecca has also been a licensed cosmetologist for 17 years.

Cori serves as Marketing and New Business Development. She holds a BS in Marketing from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and an MS in Environmental Management from Illinois Institute of Technology. In addition to working at Goodwill, she is an adjunct professor in Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Northern Michigan University. She resides in Marquette with her husband and a menagerie of animals.