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Fran Casey leads talent recruitment, selection, onboarding, training and mentoring for Goodwin Living, which employs more than 1,000 individuals across its communities, programs and services. Her approach reflects the organization’s deep commitment to diversity and opportunities for all regardless of religion, ethnic origin or sexual orientation.

As Chief People Officer, Fran has expanded employee education, spearheaded the development of the ongoing Emerging Leaders Program, and encourages widespread use of the tuition assistance options available to employees. She has also initiated and led collaborative partnerships with other Virginia continuing care retirement communities.

Fran holds a B.A. degree in Psychology and an M.A. in Human Resources Management from The George Washington University.

Brittany F. DiSciullo became Vice President of Human Resources at Goodwin Living in October of 2022. Previously, she served as Sr. HR Director for Goodwin House Bailey’s Crossroads upon joining our organization in 2019. She brings nearly fifteen years of progressive Human Resources experience in a multitude of dynamic industries including staffing, European grocery retail, government contracting, and home lending. Brittany has experience executing mergers and acquisitions and project management in addition to all Human Resources functions. She has exceled at collaborating with diverse employee populations across the United States and internationally.

Brittany holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from Christopher Newport University and a Master of Human Resource Management from the University of Richmond, School of Professional and Continuing Studies. She also holds HR specific certifications including SPHR, SHRM-CP and CPRW.

Joining Goodwin Living in March 2021, Trish Povlitz is a certified human resources professional with over 26 years of progressive HR experience in building and driving complex HR strategies and programs across large global companies such as Accenture and PricewaterhouseCoopers. She also has hands-on operational experience with smaller domestic, regional and not-for-profit organizations. Having started and led several advisory groups and initiatives to optimize equitable opportunities for women, minorities, and working parents, Trish has been a passionate champion for diversity, inclusion and diffusing unconscious bias at all levels.

Trish graduated from the University of Maryland with a BA in Political Science and is still an active alumna with UMD and her sorority, Kappa Alpha Theta. Trish has led several webinars and workshops for TerpsThrive, a women’s mentoring program for UMD alumni. Trish also provides individual coaching to high school and college students to support their successful transition to the next phase of life.
On a more personal note, Trish has been married for 26 years to her husband Dave. They have 2 children – a son, Vinson, who just graduated from the University of Maryland (BS, Information Science), and a daughter, Jocelyn, in her third year at Georgia Tech University, majoring in Aerospace Engineering. Trish loves movies, sports, travel, and culture, but thrives most on family, friends, humor, mutual respect and assuming good intent.