Deborah Goodwin has been named as the new Director for the Smithville Senior Citizens Center. The Advisory Board for the Center announced Friday that she will assume the position on September 15.
Goodwin is a life-long resident of DeKalb County. She is a 1973 graduate of DeKalb County High School and attended Motlow Community College for a time, where she studied Computer Science.
Deborah is the wife of Ronnie Goodwin and they have two sons, Scott Goodwin of Smithville and Matt Goodwin of Murfreesboro.
Goodwin has worked at SW Manufacturing where she held many positions before moving on to become her own boss as owner and operator of “The Flower Box” in downtown Smithville. From there Deborah became a pharmacy Tech where she has served clients at Caldwell’s Drug Store and F.Z. Webb & Sons Pharmacy.
Goodwin stated “I am excited to get to work with our Senior Community. I have several new ideas that I hope will generate more interest for the Seniors to come into the Center. I love to work and be around the Seniors within our Community and I look forward to assuming these new responsibilities and making new friends.”
Deborah succeeds Wanda Poss who is retiring after serving seventeen years as Director of the Center.
In addition to the Smithville Senior Citizens Center, Liberty and Alexandria also have centers. Nancy Goad is the Director of the Liberty Senior Citizens Center and Barbara Anders is Director of the Alexandria Center.
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