Maria Volante
Board Chair
President
Volante Consulting
"United Way of Central Iowa is passionate about serving our community to create sustainable change in the most critical areas that we face. I am proud to serve an organization that puts equity at the center of what we do. The staff at United Way, our countless volunteers, our cabinet members and board, our committed agency partners and our corporate sponsors come together to truly live United to Thrive."
Executive Committee
Monica
Friedman
Suzanne
Heckenlaible
Vice Chair,
Health & Well-Being
Vice President, Public Affairs, Delta Dental
Janell
Pittman
Vice Chair,
Essential Needs
Community Volunteer
Chris
Terhark
Board Treasurer
Vice Chair, Finance/Audit
Managing Director / Audit Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Emily
Abbas
Vice Chair, Strategic Communications
SVP - Chief Consumer Banking & Marketing,
Bankers Trust
Pete
Hird
At-Large,
Labor
Colin
Pennycooke
Vice Chair, Education Success
Assistant General Counsel, Law Department
Principal Financial Group
Sean
Vicente
Board of Directors
Office Managing Partner
KPMG
Michael
Abbott
Vice Chair, Economic Opportunity
Faegre Baker
Steve
Lacy
Vice Chair,
Give
Community Volunteer
Jeremy
Staun
Vice Chair,
Volunteer Engagement
Vice President,
Sales & Distribution-Personal Lines
Jacquie
Easley McGhee
Vice Chair,
Early Childhood Success
Director, Health Equity, Community and Diversity Services, MercyOne
Joe
Murphy
Advocacy
Iowa Business Council
Mary
Sellers
Corporate Secretary
President
United Way of Central Iowa
Board of Directors
Rob Barron
Executive Director
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
Wendy Batchelder
Chair – IT Data Privacy & Security Committee, Chief Data Officer Centene Corporation, Centene Plaza
Kristi Burma
Exec VP/Chief Human Resources Officer
Athene
Dr. Alexis Campbell, PhD
Director
Science Bound, Iowa State University
John Currier
F&G
President
Abby Delaney
LINC Representative
AVP, Corporate Communications Officer
Bankers Trust
Rosalind (Roz) Fox
Factory Manager
John Deere Des Moines Works
Jem Gong-Browne
Women United Representative
Director of Enterprise Strategy
Principal Financial
Phil Hall
United LEAGUE Representative
Senior Vice President – Employee Relations Leader
Wells Fargo Corp. Human Resources
Dr. Hayley Harvey, DDS
Broadlawns
Laura Howe
Regional Banking District Manager
Wells Fargo
Erica Jensen
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Dotdash Meredith
Erin Kuhl
Chief of Staff
Krause Group
Community Impact Cabinets
The primary purpose of the Community Impact Cabinets is to actively drive the resources and influence of United Way of Central Iowa to maximize impact in each of the Five Elements of a Thriving Community; Essential Needs, Early Childhood Success, Education Success, Economic Opportunity, and Health & Well-Being. Each Cabinet is comprised of community leaders and content matter experts who demonstrate a strong commitment to United Way of Central Iowa and who are willing to play a part in decision making about designing and investing funds to implement effective strategies to designed to make a real impact on central Iowa’s toughest challenges.
Essential Needs Cabinet
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Officer – Health & Well-Being
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Clifton Antoine
United League & LINC Director
Diana Echeverria
Community Impact Manager
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Community Impact Services Director
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Vanessa Sedrel
Data and Research Associate
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
Early Childhood Success Cabinet
Division Director, Health Equity, Diversity
& Inclusion
Community Services & Diversity Services MercyOne DM Medical
Product Manager
Principal
Attorney
Elcock Law Firm
Siobhan Harman
Senior Acquisitions & Dispositions
Consultant
Private Equity Team
Principal Financial Group
Jonathan Holstrom
COO
Willis Automotive
Shelley Horak
Director of Early Intervention & Support
Iowa Department of Health & Human Services
Tira Mays
Government Programs Coordinator
Broadlawns
Becky Miles-Polka
President
Within Reach Consulting
Eric Schulz
Program Manager
John Deere
Lindsey White
Control Management Senior Manager, Vice President
Wells Fargo
Amanda Young
Women United Rep
Bankers Trust
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact and Integration Officer
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Courtney Frahm
Women United Director
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Community Impact Services Director
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Vanessa Sedrel
Data and Research Associate
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
Cheryl Werner
Education Coordinator
Education Success Cabinet
Counsel
Principal
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact and Integration Officer
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Marian Rueter Godwin
Senior Community Impact
Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
Cheryl Werner
Education Coordinator
Chase Young
Education Leadership Initiative Director (ELI)
Economic Opportunity Cabinet
Michael Abbott – Chair
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Darlene Ackley-Raymond
VP President/Residential Mortgage Officer
Iowa State Bank
Ena Babic Barnes
Executive Director
Iowa Credit Union Foundation
David Chapman
Managing Director, Institutional Relationship Manager
BTC Capital Management
Dennis Henderson
Internship Coordinator
Broadlawns Medical Center
D'Angelo Johnson
United LEAGUE Representative
Community Volunteer
Kia Lewis
Leadership Development Program Associate
Principal
Paula Martinez
President
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor,
AFL-CIO
Nursel McFarland
Staff Accountant
Life Care Services (LCS)
Renee Schaaf
Community Volunteer
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
Michelle Seibert
Community Impact Officer – Economic Opportunity
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Clifton Antoine
United League & LINC Director
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Community Impact Services Director
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Vanessa Sedrel
Data and Research Associate
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
Health & Well-Being Cabinet
Vice President, Public Affairs
Delta Dental of Iowa
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Officer – Health & Well-Being, Essential Needs
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Diana Echeverria
Community Impact Manager
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Senior Community Impact
Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Vanessa Sedrel
Data and Research Associate
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
2024 Campaign Cabinet
Mike McCoy
Campaign Chair NCMIC
Sean Vicente
Campaign Vice Chair
KPMG
Bankers Trust
Abigail Bogaard
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Amanda Carstens Steward
Athene USA
Don Coffin
Bankers Trust Company
Blake Crow
Eide Bailly LLP
Joy Evans
Dotdash Meredith
Misty Gleason
Athene USA
Ryan Fick
Principal
Scott Jean
EMC Insurance Companies
Katy Kiick
Dotdash Meredith
Grant Kvalheim
Athene USA
Steve Lacy
Meredith Corporation, Retired
Matt Marckmann
The Prairie View Group
at Morgan Stanley
Jess McCulloh
Wells Fargo
Tim McCulloh
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Todd Millang
CBRE
Andy Moffitt
Ryan Companies
Tony Montgomery
Federal Home Loan Bank of Des Moines
Gerry Neugent
Knapp Properties, L.C.
Dr. Jennifer Olson
MercyOne Des Moines
Braden Renaud
Bankers Trust Company
Tim Rhoades
John Deere
Jeff Rommel
Nationwide
Matt Sokolowski
Willis Automotive
Julie Stewart
Prairie Meadows
Tom Stewart
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Rob Tekolste
Sammons Financial Group
Tony Timm
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Michael Trettin
UHY LLP
Neal Westin
Nyemaster Goode
Rich Willis
Willis Automotive
Bill Wright
CBRE
UNITED WAY STAFF
Kristin Young
Corporate Engagement Officer
Public Policy Cabinet
Joe Murphy – Chair
Executive Director
Iowa Business Council
Brandon Geib
Government Relations Counsel
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Natali Justiniano Pahl
Executive Coach & Community Leader
Community Volunteer
Jess McCulloh
Women United Representative
Senior Human Resources Consultant
Wells Fargo
Dawn Martinez Oropeza
Executive Director
Al Exito
Kelli Soyer
Executive Director
United Ways of Iowa
Mikki Stier
Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs
ChildServe
Andrea Woodard
Sr. VP of Government Relations and Public Policy
Greater Des Moines Partnership
UNITED WAY STAFF
Dave Stone
Advocacy Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Volunteer Engagement Cabinet
UNITED WAY STAFF
Joy Talmon
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Lynne Melssen
United 55+ Initiative Director
Sarah Underwood
Volunteer Engagement Manager
Jennifer McCullough
Administrative Specialist
Finance/Audit Committee
Chris Terhark – Chair
Managing Director / Audit Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
SVP of Global Data Governance and Chief Data Officer of Trust
Salesforce
UNITED WAY STAFF
Strategic Communications Cabinet
Emily Abbas – Chair
SVP, Chief Consumer Banking and Marketing Officer
Bankers Trust
Patrick Dix
Vice President of Public Relations
SHAZAM Network-ITS, Inc.
Chris Jones
SVP Customer Engagement Solutions
ITA Group, Inc.
Cristy Magill Community Involvement Specialist
EMC Insurance Company
Phil Roeder
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Des Moines Public Schools
Courtney Shaw
Senior Vice President of Communications
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Chief Strategy Officer
UNITED WAY STAFF
Mary Sellers
President
Susan Kloewer
Chief Advancement Officer
Sarah Anderson
Strategic Communications Officer
Demir Alford
Digital Communications and Social Media Manager
Mujo Ramic
Strategic Communications Creative Services Manager
Paige Weinschenk
Strategic Communications Content and Media Manager
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