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Barbara Lyons Goodmon is President of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation, which is the charitable fund created by the founder of Capitol Broadcasting Company.

Goodmon graduated from St. Joseph’s School of Nursing in Memphis, TN in 1965. It was there in Memphis that she met Jim Goodmon—CBC’s President and CEO. The couple married and moved to Raleigh in 1968.

In addition to her leadership role at the Fletcher Foundation, Barbara Goodmon has served on a number of community boards in the Triangle. With primary interests in the field of human services, she has served as Chairman of the Salvation Army, Vice Chairman of The Healing Place of Wake County, and Chairman of Wake County Human Services.

Barbara Goodmon is a 1994 graduate of Meredith College in Raleigh, where she earned a Bachelor’s degree in History. She also earned a Masters of Liberal Studies degree at North Carolina State University in 2000. She received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Barton College in 2009.

Goodmon has received numerous honors, including the William Booth Award from the Salvation Army. She was inducted into the Academy of Women of the Raleigh YWCA and–along with husband Jim–was inducted into the Raleigh Hall of Fame in 2008.

Barbara and Jim Goodmon have three children: Elizabeth, Jimmy and Michael, along with seven grandchildren.

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Highlights for Barbara Goodmon

Goodmons Participate in Virtual Groundbreaking for Healing Transitions Capital Campaign

Corp CEO & Board Chairman Jim Goodmon and his wife, A.J. Fletcher Foundation President Barbara Goodmon, both participated in the virtual groundbreaking for the Recovery Can’t Wait capital campaign for Healing Transitions in Raleigh on Thursday, March 25, 2021. The pair unveiled a challenge grant from the Fletcher Foundation. Barbara Goodmon is one of the […]
Goodmons Receive Public School Forum of NC’s Education Leadership Award

James “Jim” and Barbara Goodmon received the 2019 Public School Forum of North Carolina Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award on Thursday night, May 30, 2019, in downtown Raleigh. The Forum established the award in 2000 to recognize leaders who have demonstrated innovative, creative and effective leadership for public education in North Carolina. Jim Goodmon is […]
Goodmons to Receive Public School Forum of NC’s Education Leadership Award

James “Jim” and Barbara Goodmon were named Thursday as recipients of the 2019 Public School Forum of North Carolina Jay Robinson Education Leadership Award. The Forum established the award in 2000 to recognize leaders who have demonstrated innovative, creative and effective leadership for public education in North Carolina. The couple will be honored at a […]
Jim and Barbara Goodmon

CBC President Jim Goodmon with wife Barbara, who is President of the A.J. Fletcher Foundation.
Barbara Goodmon

A.J. Fletcher Foundation President Barbara Goodmon.

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Barbara Goodmon

Highlights for Barbara Goodmon

Goodmons Participate in Virtual Groundbreaking for Healing Transitions Capital Campaign

Goodmons Receive Public School Forum of NC’s Education Leadership Award

Goodmons to Receive Public School Forum of NC’s Education Leadership Award

Jim and Barbara Goodmon

Barbara Goodmon