Goodwill of Central Iowa announced earlier this month that Mary Hunter has been named as its new CEO and president. The move was effective Nov. 2, according to a news release. Before joining Goodwill, she held leadership positions in both nonprofit and for-profit companies in the area. She held several executive roles at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Before that, Hunter worked at Hy-Vee, where she was assistant vice president of real estate during the company’s peak expansion period. She also has served as commissioner for the Iowa Alcoholic Beverages Division. She currently serves on the state’s Consumer Advisory Panel and is a member of the Clive Public Arts Commission. Hunter fills a role left vacant when Jackie Norris stepped down earlier in the year.