Path Forward 2022 Annual Report 0623 v1 - Flipbook - Page 4
PAT H F O R WA R D 2 0 2 2 A N N U A L R E P O R T
Our Alumni Community
Our 1,000+ alumni are the heart and soul of our Path Forward community and their stories are the drivers
behind our work, providing pathways and empowering caregivers on their return-to-work journeys. We
love sharing their stories, helping them overcome barriers, and celebrating their successes.
Sandy Goodwin, CDK Global
Sandy took a 12-year career break to spend more time with her children. Before
discovering Path Forward, Sandy struggled to return to the workforce. With the
support of the Path Forward team, Sandy completed a returnship at CDK Global,
where she now works full-time as a Design Operations Lead.
“Path Forward recognizes that taking a career break is like riding a bike—you don’t
forget all the skills and experience you gained from your previous jobs. And they value the
skills you gained during your career break. They are doing the work of showing companies
that returners are worthy of opportunities.” —Sandy Goodwin
Read more of Sandy’s story here.
Mei Wong, Momentive
Mei took a six-and-a-half-year break to support family moves to Taiwan, then
to Austin, and to care for her children. She always planned to return to work,
and when she was ready, Mei upskilled through a bootcamp and applied
for a returnship at Momentive where she now works as a full-time front-end
developer.
“The alumni and the program team really helped me along the way, giving feedback
and support. We got advice on what we should do during the returnship program to be
successful in returning to the workforce, and Path Forward helped us through all of the
different phases of the program.”—Mei Wong
Read more of Mei’s story here.
Want to hear more about the success of our program alumni?
Check out this inspiring video where our program alumni share their stories of
how Path Forward paved the way for them to return to work.
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