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Zach Blend has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Goshen Valley Foundation (GVF) since January 2016. In his capacity as CEO, Zach provides long term vision and strategic planning for GVF's four operating agencies and development efforts. Establishing a culture that embraces the mission of providing "peace and purpose," Goshen has been named a Top Workplace by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution on multiple occasions.

Zach earned a BA in Sociology from Rollins College, a Graduate Certificate in Christian Studies from Fuller Seminary, and an MBA from Reinhardt University. In recent years, Zach served as an adjunct professor at the McCamish School of Business at Reinhardt University. Zach was recognized in 2014 as one of Georgia Trend Magazine's Top 40 Under 40 and in 2018 received congregational recognition as an Angels in Adoption recipient. Zach was elected to the board of directors of Together Georgia, the state's largest network of child welfare providers, and the Cherokee County Educational Foundation in 2022.