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Opportunity Village CEO and Leadership

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Opportunity Village CEO and Executives

Executive Summary. Based on our data team's research, John Severtson is the Opportunity Village's CEO. Opportunity Village has 750 employees, of which 47 are in a leadership position.
Here are further demographic highlights of the leadership team:
  • The Opportunity Village executive team is 32% female and 68% male.
  • 69% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Opportunity Village management is Hispanic or Latino.
  • 11% of the management team is Black or African American.
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John Severtson

Chief Executive Officer

John Severtson's LinkedIn

John Severtson is a Chief Executive Officer at Opportunity Village and is based in Waterloo Iowa Area. He studied at West High School Rockford IL.

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4180 W. Craig Rd

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Oakey Campus / Magical Forest

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Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus

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Walters Family Campus

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Bob Brown

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Steve Chartrand

Board Member

Steve Chartrand's LinkedIn

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with 21 years of leading a multi-faceted social enterprise business. Skilled in Visioning, Marketing & Community Relations, Business Development, Finance & Budgeting, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning and Culture Enhancement. Strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Marketing Management & Finance from Tennessee State University.

Career Impact:

 Growth of a social enterprise business from $800,000 to $38,371,000 annual revenues; top 30% of industry

 Creation of 1,000 new sustainable jobs

 Secured over $19,000,000 in federal, corporate & private grants and donations

 Development of 22 retail stores with over 40% market share

 22,000 people placed into jobs generating over $4.5 billion in earned wages

 104,000 people receiving workforce development and training services

 Mentoring & development of numerous internal and external leaders

Culture of Innovation

 Creation of retail shopper program with 170,000+ customers, increasing average sales ticket by 20%

 Development of an online auction site performing in the top 6% of market

 Creation of a web based internal recruiting program for clients and job candidates

 Development of the only Goodwill retail store in a regional mall in the nation

 Creation of the Student Work Experience program serving over 700 youth with disabilities annually

 Creation of the Veteran Integration Program placing over 1,000 veterans into jobs since 2012

 Creation of Chief Culture Officer position to strengthen the organization’s culture

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Advisory & Honorary Board of Directors

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Amy Hunter

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Anne Hanson

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Opportunity Village Jobs

And if you're looking for a job, here are the top jobs Opportunity Village is hiring right now:

  1. Personal Care Aides
  2. General and Operations Managers
  3. Sales Managers
  4. Social and Community Service Managers
  5. Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners

Opportunity Village Board Members

Name & TitleBio
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4180 W. Craig Rd

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Oakey Campus / Magical Forest

Board Member

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Ralph & Betty Engelstad Campus

Board Member

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Walters Family Campus

Board Member

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Bob Brown

Board Member

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Steve Chartrand

Board Member

Steve Chartrand's LinkedIn

Experienced Chief Executive Officer with 21 years of leading a multi-faceted social enterprise business. Skilled in Visioning, Marketing & Community Relations, Business Development, Finance & Budgeting, Public Speaking, Strategic Planning and Culture Enhancement. Strong business development professional with a Master of Business Administration (MBA) focused in Marketing Management & Finance from Tennessee State University.

Career Impact:

 Growth of a social enterprise business from $800,000 to $38,371,000 annual revenues; top 30% of industry

 Creation of 1,000 new sustainable jobs

 Secured over $19,000,000 in federal, corporate & private grants and donations

 Development of 22 retail stores with over 40% market share

 22,000 people placed into jobs generating over $4.5 billion in earned wages

 104,000 people receiving workforce development and training services

 Mentoring & development of numerous internal and external leaders

Culture of Innovation

 Creation of retail shopper program with 170,000+ customers, increasing average sales ticket by 20%

 Development of an online auction site performing in the top 6% of market

 Creation of a web based internal recruiting program for clients and job candidates

 Development of the only Goodwill retail store in a regional mall in the nation

 Creation of the Student Work Experience program serving over 700 youth with disabilities annually

 Creation of the Veteran Integration Program placing over 1,000 veterans into jobs since 2012

 Creation of Chief Culture Officer position to strengthen the organization’s culture

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Advisory & Honorary Board of Directors

Board Member

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Amy Hunter

Board Member

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Anne Hanson

Board Member

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Bill Walters

Board Member

Opportunity Village Leadership Demographics

Opportunity Village Gender Distribution in Management Team

  • The Opportunity Village executive team is 32% female and 68% male.
  • Opportunity Village is 67% female and 33% male company-wide.
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Male
68%
Company-wide: 33%
Female
Female
32%
Company-wide: 67%

Opportunity Village Executives by Race

Management Team:
  • The most common ethnicity among Opportunity Village executive officers is White.
  • 69% of the management team is White.
  • 11% of Opportunity Village's management is Black or African American.
  • 11% of the management team is Hispanic or Latino.
Company-wide:
  • White is the most common ethnicity company-wide.
  • 66% of employees are White.
  • 17% of employees are Hispanic or Latino.
  • 7% of employees are Black or African American.
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What employees say about the executives at Opportunity Village

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A zippia user wrote a review on Mar 2021
Pros of working at Opportunity Village

It was a great company

Cons of working at Opportunity Village

Some managers didn't know what they were doing.

Opportunity Village Benefits

401k, Health Insurance

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Updated November 18, 2022

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Opportunity Village may also be known as or be related to OPPORTUNITY VILLAGE ASSOCIATION FOR, Opportunity Village and Opportunity Village Association For Retarded Citizens.