Katy Gaul-Stigge - WKDEV

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Katy Gaul-Stigge

Katy Gaul-Stigge is the President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of Greater New York and Northern New Jersey, Inc., one of a national network of 155 nonprofit organizations serving individuals with disabilities and other barriers to connect to employment. She joined this historic social enterprise in 2016. GoodwillNYNJ serves over 9000 individuals with mental health, job training, transitional work, and job coaching. Including keeping people in work and placing nearly 1400 in new jobs outside of Goodwill thrift stores. Gaul-Stigge oversees the operations of 64 Goodwill NYNJ programs and 23 retail locations in the New York City metropolitan area, Northern New Jersey, Long Island, and the capital region of NY. In the past years, Goodwill NYNJ launched a bridge pathway pilot, self-advocacy for persons with intellectual disabilities, and launched a Pharmacy technician training and externship programs to result in good jobs for all. The Thrift retail operations opened first multi-purpose outlet, eCommerce, warehouse facility, launched Curated concept stores, created new corporate donation opportunities, and rescued over 43 million pounds of clothes, shoes and household items from the landfill which results in over 59 metrics tons of CO2 not released into the atmosphere helping the planet.

Prior to Goodwill, she led workforce and human service initiatives in key City-wide agencies in her fourteen years of city service. Gaul-Stigge gained national attention for her development of Mayor de Blasio’s Career Pathways strategy as the Executive Director of the Mayor’s Office of Workforce Development. Her leadership includes service as Deputy Commissioner at Human Resources Administration (HRA) for Employment & Contracts workforce program including the Back 2 Work, launching Jobs-Plus, and subsidized job programs. Gaul-Stigge was also Assistant Commissioner at New York City’s Small Business Services (SBS) where she led the Training and Advancement team which launched NYC Training Guide and expanded anti-poverty programs for working New Yorkers. Katy Gaul-Stigge lives in Brooklyn and is a graduate of Columbia School of Social Work and Mt. Holyoke College. She is a member of Coro Leadership NY, Greater NY, Board member of NYC Employment &Training Coalition. She wears clothes from Goodwill every day.

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