Lisa Rusyniak is President and CEO for Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake, Inc. in Baltimore. Prior to her promotion to CEO she served as the Chief Operating Officer. She has served with the organization for 25 years and oversees all aspects of the organization which includes workforce development who is responsible for providing employment services to over 3,000+ individuals in the Baltimore metropolitan area and Eastern Shore, as well as marketing, fundraising, human resources, finance, retail, goodwill staffing services, and public policy. Lisa has a Bachelor of Science degree from Salisbury University, and a Master’s of Science in Management from Wilmington University, Delaware. She is a graduate of the Greater Baltimore Committee Leadership Program and Goodwill Industries International Executive Development Program. She’s earned an Executive Certificate in Non-Profit Management from Georgetown University’s Public Policy Institute and Executive Education Certificates in Nonprofit Financial Stewardship and Strategic Frameworks for Nonprofit Organizations from Harvard University. Lisa serves on the board of Business Volunteers Maryland. She previously was on the Maryland Association of Non-Profits Organization Board of Directors; appointed to the Governor’s Workforce Investment Board of Directors and the Baltimore Workforce Investment Board’s Board of Directors, and is former president of the American Marketing Association, Baltimore Chapter. She is also the former Chair of Goodwill Industries International’s Global Development & Membership Committee. During her tenure, she, and Goodwill, have been nominated for numerous awards, including The Daily Record, Baltimore Business Journal, Ernst & Young, Maryland Chamber of Commerce, American Marketing Association, Baltimore Sun, Smart CEO, Association of Fundraising Professionals, Baltimore City Chamber of Commerce, Greater Baltimore Committee, Maryland Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Maryland Association of Non-Profits, and Maryland Legal Aid.
