POWER OF WORK AWARDS APRIL 9, 2021 Virtual Presentation Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania is proud to present the 24th Annual Power of Work Awards, recognizing the extraordinary efforts of southwestern Pennsylvania businesses that HIRE and HELP people with disabilities and other barriers to employment. POWER OF WORK AWARDS Event Information Friday, April 9, 2021 Presented virtually via Zoom Glimcher Group is a fully Welcome from Master of Ceremonies Bill Flanagan integrated real estate company Chief Corporate Relations Officer, Allegheny Conference on Community Development We specialize in acquisitions, Remarks development, leasing, and Robert I. Glimcher management President, Glimcher Group Presentation of Awards Hire Category Winners We encourage you to consider l Giant Eagle Glimcher Group for your future l Surge Staffing Help Category Winners real estate needs l Bethel Bakery l Styling By Chi Closing Remarks Michael J. Smith President/CEO, Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania www.glimchergroup.com 3 Robert I. Glimcher Sponsor Letter Today’s Honorary Chairperson Glimcher Group Robert is president of Glimcher Group, Incorporated. Glimcher Group has enjoyed the privilege of serving as a strategic partner of A native of Ohio, he received his Bachelor’s degree in Goodwill SWPA for more than 25 years. Throughout this time, Glimcher Group Business Administration from Boston University. Robert has come to appreciate and witness firsthand that Goodwill’s mission far exceeds began his career in the real estate development busi- that of a retail-based operation. To that end, Glimcher Group fully supports ness in 1977, in his family’s real estate company, which Goodwill’s mission of helping people improve the quality of their lives through later became NYSE listed Glimcher Realty Trust. In work and related services and is honored to serve as the 2021 honorary chair of 1984, he moved to Pittsburgh where he started Glimcher the Goodwill Power of Work Awards. Group, which has developed and acquired in excess Robert I. Glimcher Goodwill of Southwestern Pennsylvania was confronted with unprecedented chal- of seven million square feet of commercial real estate to President, Glimcher Group lenges in 2020. As unemployment in Pennsylvania skyrocketed as a direct result date, including co-founding the Robinson Towne Center of COVID-19, Goodwill recognized that those in need would be hurt the most, as (400+ acres) development, a retail core of the western suburbs of Pittsburgh. the jobless rate for disabled individuals and those facing barriers to employment Other developments include projects in more than 14 states. is twice the rate of those without disabilities. Thankfully, Goodwill quickly adapted Robert has been a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers its programming and improved access to its services. Live virtual offerings were since 1978. He has also been involved in many charitable and civic organiza- made available through video conferencing applications, and curriculum was tions. He has been on the boards or headed major fundraising campaigns for the housed within online platforms. Place-based services were provided by appoint- United Way, The Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium, Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, ment only, and classrooms were altered to guarantee health pre-screenings, United Jewish Federation of Pittsburgh, the National United Jewish Appeal, social distancing, and frequent and thorough cleaning. Undeterred by COVID-19, Young Leadership Cabinet, the Jewish Education Institute, the Pittsburgh Cultural Goodwill SWPA continued to persevere and ensure the success of its mission. Trust, the Young Presidents’ Organization, Chief Executive Organization, and the Glimcher Group is particularly proud to congratulate the 2021 awardees: Giant Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Eagle, Surge Staffing, Bethel Bakery, and Styling By Chi. These firms have The Children’s Institute, Shadyside Academy and Chair of the Board of Directors demonstrated their dedication to Goodwill’s mission of helping those in need to for Classrooms Without Borders. overcome barriers to employment, which was more important than ever in 2020! One of Robert’s major contributions was in the founding and opening of the Glimcher Group would like to extend its sincere gratitude to Goodwill SWPA and Holocaust Museum in Washington, D.C., and as a major donor of its “Daniel’s all of the 2021 awardees for their continued efforts on this front. Story” component. He also founded the Glimcher Fellows Foundation, which sends hundreds of educators to Israel and to Poland to study the Holocaust. In addition, he was a co-founder of the “Classrooms Without Borders” program which educates teachers and students in study tours of Israel, Poland, and other parts of the world. Robert I. Glimcher President, Glimcher Group Robert resides in Pittsburgh with his wife, Megan, and their children Layne and Brock. 4 5 Celebrate Our Sponsors Chairman of the Board Glimcher Group Production Sponsors Highmark - Together with AHN Huntington Bank KeyBank UPMC Presentation Sponsors Graydon Henderson Brothers, Inc. PNC Bank Schneider Downs Awards Sponsors CASTUS Eat’n Park Hospitality Group, Inc. Lombardo Industries Lutz Briggs Schultz and Associates Inc. Porter Wright Tucker Arensberg, P.C. When you spend your days making a difference, people notice. Huntington Umbrella Roofing Systems Inc. Bank congratulates Goodwill for making our corner of the world a better place. Thank you for inspiring us to look out for each other, our customers, and our UniqueSource Products & Services communities, every day. Member FDIC. ⬢®, Huntington® and ⬢ Huntington. Welcome.® are federally registered service marks of Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. ©2020 Huntington Bancshares Incorporated. THANK YOU to our virtual sponsors! 6 7 Bill Flanagan Today’s Master of Ceremonies Bill Flanagan, an experienced broadcast journalist, has told the story of the transformation of the economy in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for more than 35 years, originally for KDKA-TV. He serves as host and pro- ducer of “Our Region’s Business,” a weekly business public affairs program now in its 15th year on WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh, PA, the Pittsburgh Cable News Channel (PCNC), and YouTube. The program is produced in partnership with the Allegheny Conference on Community Development, a non-profit civic leadership organization that has worked with public and private sector partners for We are proud to support Goodwill of almost 75 years to improve the economy and quality of Southwestern Pennsylvania and the 2021 places across the Pittsburgh region. Bill works as Chief honorees of the Power of Work Awards: Corporate Relations Officer of the Conference. In 2009, Bill served as president of the Pittsburgh G-20 Partnership, the public-private partnership that wel- Bethel Bakery comed the world to Pittsburgh for the G-20 Summit. Giant Eagle Styling By Chi From 2004-2008, Bill served as the Executive Director Surge Staffing of Pittsburgh 250, the 14-county commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the naming of Pittsburgh. Bill is a past member of the Penn State Greater You lead. You inspire. You change lives. Allegheny Advisory Board and he serves on the boards of Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc. and as vice chair of Rivers of Steel. Bill and his wife, Ann Devlin Flanagan, are the parents of two children, Will and the late Mara Catherine. Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield is an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. 8 9 The Judges Thank You! Mark Bibro Rep. Sara Innamorato Executive Director State Representative, We honor the people Birmingham Foundation 21st District Linda Topoleski Susie Puskar Vice President, Workforce Programs and Chief Program Officer who inspire us Operations Partner4Work Allegheny Conference on Community every day. Development Cynthia Shields Assistant Deputy Director UPMC is proud to support Goodwill of Southwestern Allegheny County Department Pennsylvania and over 100 years of helping people of Human Services overcome barriers to employment and enjoying improved quality of life. We congratulate this year’s Power of Work Awards recipients. Selecting The Winners Judges assessed and scored each nominee based on some of the following criteria. Nominees with the top scores were chosen as winners. In cases of a tie, each nominee involved in the tie was chosen as a winner. l The creativity and persistence of the nominee to go beyond their mission to offer a learning and supportive environment that is conducive to helping people with disabilities and em- ployment barriers as they seek meaningful employment and a better quality of life (such as hands-on training, support, mentoring, etc.). l The efforts of the nominee to ensure that their employees with employment barriers succeed in their employment (such as on-going training, support, mentoring, etc. in the workplace) and efforts made to adapt the workplace to accommodate people with employment barriers. l The nominee’s overall level of commitment to building a culture of acceptance and inclusion for people with employ- ment barriers and/or limited work experience. 10 11 BCD-SYS-15082_goodwill_sponsorship_print_ad_4.75x7.75.indd 1 3/24/21 3:25 PM Did you know? Solutions 1 in 5 adults in Pennsylvania for Your Business have some type of disability. Workplace Accessibility Resources Readiness Consultation/Resources – Effective job accommodations Goodwill has resources available for businesses enable