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October 26, 2026 | Music City Center | 11 AM

Presenting Sponsors:

Goodwill Impact Awards

Celebrating Transformation. Elevating Community Leadership. Driving Impact.

Goodwill Middle Tennessee’s Impact Awards honors individuals whose lives have been transformed through the power of work, along with the partners who help advance our mission. Together, we celebrate workforce success, community impact, and partnerships that expand opportunity across Middle and West Tennessee.
Co-chairs
Jamie Capps and Elizabeth Papel
2026 Impact Committee Members

Robin Andrews

Meera Ballal

Susie Brannon

Mollie Brookshire

Lucie Cammack

Deena Drummond

Sarah Ann Ezzell

Carrington Fox

Andy Garcia

Edie Glaser

Julia Ann Hawkins

Susan Holmes

Cristina Oakeley

Kim Patikas

Carolyn Taylor

Anna Parker Weeden

Ryan McLaughlin Wood

2026 Goodwill Impact Award Winners

Mission In Action

Chris Brewer

Presented by Enchiridion Foundation

David B. Lifsey Scholarship 

Americas Wilson

Presented by T&T Family Foundation

Spirit of Goodwill

Brea Giles

Presented by CoreCivic Foundation

2026 Goodwill Impact Awards Sponsors

Presenting Sponsors
Catalysts

Enchiridion Foundation

T and T Family Foundation

Champions

Brad Thomason

Empower
In-Kind Sponsors

Partner with us for 2027 Goodwill Impact Awards  

Secure Your Sponsorship Today!

Your support as a 2027 Impact Awards sponsor amplifies Goodwill’s mission to provide free education, training, and employment services to thousands of people facing barriers to meaningful work. Every sponsorship dollar directly strengthens our capacity to change lives.

Your support not only celebrates impact — it makes impact. Contact me today to join the celebration of the power of work!

Kelly Shirley

Director of Philanthropy

kelly.shirley@givegw.org