BIOGRAPHY

James M. McClelland, President, Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana, Inc.

McClelland has worked for Goodwill Industries of Central Indiana for
35 years—first as Vice President of Operations and since 1974 as President.

McClelland is a recognized leader in Goodwill nationally and internationally, having served as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of Goodwill Global and a Board Member of Goodwill Industries International. He is also a recognized leader in this community, having served on the Boards of Directors of the Rotary Foundation of Indianapolis, Christian Theological Seminary, the Economic Club of Indianapolis and the Westside Community Development Corporation, among others.

He serves as Vice President of the Economic Club of Indiana Board of Governors. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Citizens Energy Group, a member of the State Workforce Innovation Council, and is on the board of the Indiana Public Charter Schools Association. He has been honored by Goodwill Industries International with the J.D. Robins Distinguished Career Award, the Kenneth King Outstanding Management Award and the Gerald Clore Award for outstanding service to the international development of Goodwill Industries. In 2009, he was named a laureate for the Central Indiana Business Hall of Fame by Junior Achievement of Central Indiana and was chosen by the NonProfit Times in 2001 as the national NonProfit Executive of the Year. McClelland holds a Bachelor of Industrial Engineering degree from Georgia Tech, a Master of Business Administration degree from Indiana University, and an Honorary Doctor of Public Service degree from Christian Theological Seminary.