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Sheryl Chalupa
Retired President and CEO, Goodwill Industries of South Central California​

CSU Bakersfield

Political Science (1995)MPA (2005)

  • President and CEO of Goodwill Industries of South Central California from 2001 to 2019, helping people with disadvantages obtain employment and training services.
  • Raised in the small California farming community of McFarland and first in family to go to college.
  • Served as executive director of Girl Scouts-Joshua Tree Council for seven years, helping girls develop character and skills.
  • Appointed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger to the State Compensation Insurance Fund Board of Directors in 2007.
  • Active in the local community, including serving as chairwoman of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce for 2011.


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