Chief Operating Officer at Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio
Mark Trew serves as the Chief Operating Officer at Goodwill Industries of Greater Cleveland and East Central Ohio. As one of Northeast Ohio’s largest non-profit organizations, Goodwill’s retail thrift social enterprise supports employment, family strengthening, and community-based programs that served nearly 17,000 people in our local communities in 2023. Goodwill employs over 700 team members across its ten-county territory, which includes Cuyahoga, Lake, Geauga, Stark, Tuscarawas, Carroll, Harrison, and Jefferson Counties in Ohio and Brooke and Hancock Counties in West Virginia.
In his role at Goodwill, Mark is responsible for strategy and daily operation of Goodwill’s twenty-six retail locations and thirty mission programs. Prior to joining Goodwill in 2018, Mark spent his career working in the behavioral health field, most recently as Chief Executive Officer at Alternative Paths, a mental health and addiction treatment provider in Medina County, Ohio.
In addition to his work at Goodwill, Mark currently serves on the Board of Directors for Pegasus Farm, Stark County TASC, and The Workforce Development Board of Carroll, Harrison, Jefferson, and Columbiana Counties. Mark also serves on the advisory board for the Development Fund of the Western Reserve.
Mark holds a bachelor’s degree from The University of Akron and an MBA from Liberty University. Mark is also a graduate of Leadership Stark County’s 34th Class and Goodwill Industries International’s Executive Development Program. In 2023, Mark was honored as a recipient of the Twenty Under Forty Award from the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.