Cassandra Goodman

Cassandra Goodman (she/her) was born and raised in the small town of Butler, Indiana. She completed her BA in Global Studies and a certificate in Public Policy at Purdue University. During her undergraduate degree, she was a Virtual Student Federal Service intern in the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and Federal Student Aid. After college, she served as an AmeriCorps VISTA volunteer at the Indiana Commission for Higher Education where she further developed her passion for rural education and public service before pursuing a Master of Public Affairs with a concentration in Public Management at Indiana University. Prior to starting at the PKG Center, Cassandra was a Financial Aid Counselor at Trine University.

With a passion for traveling, she studied abroad during college in Japan and the Netherlands and continues to travel in her free time. She also spends her free time outside of work playing video games, reading, and baking sweet treats for friends and family.