Meet the President and CEO of Goodwill
of Central Arizona
JIM TETER, President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than 30 years of experience with high-profile corporations such as IBM and Avnet. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer of Calence, LLC in Tempe, Arizona. Prior to his tenure with Calence, Teter served in a number of roles with Avnet including President of Avnet’s Enterprise Solutions Division, Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development, Senior Vice President Marketing in the IBM Business Unit and Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for Savoir Technology Solutions - which was purchased by Avnet in late 1999. Teter has co-chaired South Texas United Way’s business campaigns, served on the Board of the American Heart Association, was an active member of the Corpus Christi Economic Development Corporation and served on the external executive committee for Texas A&I University (now part of the Texas A&M University System). Teter actively supported Respite Care of San Antonio, Hacienda de los Angeles in Phoenix and Paiute Neighbor Association in Scottsdale. Teter is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.
JIM TETER, President and Chief Executive Officer, has more than 30 years of experience with high-profile corporations such as IBM and Avnet. Most recently, he was Chief Operating Officer of Calence, LLC in Tempe, Arizona. Prior to his tenure with Calence, Teter served in a number of roles with Avnet including President of Avnet’s Enterprise Solutions Division, Senior Vice President of Strategic Business Development, Senior Vice President Marketing in the IBM Business Unit and Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing for Savoir Technology Solutions - which was purchased by Avnet in late 1999. Teter has co-chaired South Texas United Way’s business campaigns, served on the Board of the American Heart Association, was an active member of the Corpus Christi Economic Development Corporation and served on the external executive committee for Texas A&I University (now part of the Texas A&M University System). Teter actively supported Respite Care of San Antonio, Hacienda de los Angeles in Phoenix and Paiute Neighbor Association in Scottsdale. Teter is a graduate of Texas Tech University, where he earned his Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering.
