Board of Directors & Cabinets

"United Way of Central Iowa makes a tremendous difference through strategies focused on uniting central Iowans in fostering a thriving community. United Way staff, volunteers, cabinet members, and board members all work together on supporting programs and priorities with measurable outcomes that positively impact essential needs, economic opportunity, education success, early childhood success, and health & well-being to build a stronger community. I have been a long time volunteer and donor to the United Way of Central Iowa and I am so proud to continue to serve this extraordinary organization."
Monica Friedman
Board Chair
Executive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer of LCS
Executive Committee
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Monica FriedmanBoard Chair ElectExecutive Vice President, Chief Human Resources Officer, LCS
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Emily AbbasVice Chair, Strategic CommunicationsSVP - Chief Consumer Banking & Marketing, Bankers Trust
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Jacquie Easley McGheeVice Chair, Early Childhood SuccessDirector, Health Equity, Community and Diversity Services, MercyOne
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Suzanne HeckenlaibleVice Chair, Health & Well-BeingVice President, Public Affairs, Delta Dental
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Pete HirdAt-Large, LaborSecretary-Treasurer Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
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Joe MurphyVice Chair, AdvocacyExecutive Director, Iowa Business Council
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Janell PittmanVice Chair, Essential NeedsCommunity Volunteer
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Colin PennycookeVice Chair, Education SuccessAssistant General Counsel, Law Department Principal Financial Group
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Jeremy StaunVice Chair, Volunteer EngagementVice President, Sales & Distribution-Personal Lines, Nationwide
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Mary SellersCorporate SecretaryPresident United Way of Central Iowa
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Chris TerharkBoard Treasurer Vice Chair, Finance/AuditManaging Director / Audit Assurance Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Brian IsraelVice Chair, Economic Opportunity
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Maria VolanteVice Chair, Give
Board of Directors
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
President
F&G
Ryan Downing
Vice President, Information Technology
Chief Information Officer
Enterprise Business Solutions
Rosalind (Roz) Fox
Factory Manager
John Deere Des Moines Works
Phil Hall
United LEAGUE Representative
Senior Vice President – Employee Relations Leader
Wells Fargo Corp. Human Resources
Dr. Hayley Harvey, DDS
Broadlawns
Lance Henning
CEO
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Erica Jensen
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Dotdash Meredith
Erin Kuhl
Chief of Staff
Krause Group
Kevin Larkin
Chief Information and Operations Officer
Federal Home Loan Bank
Chief of Police
Des Moines Police Department
Wells Fargo & Company
Sammons Financial 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
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
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
Eric Schulz
Program Manager
John Deere
Tim Shanahan
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
Jennifer Rhuppiah
Manager, Regulatory Strategy
ITC Midwest, LLC
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
Brian Israel – Chair
Assistant General Counsel
John Deere Financial
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
Paula Martinez
President
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor,
AFL-CIO
Nursel McFarland
Staff Accountant
Life Care Services (LCS)
Stephanie Morris
Edgar Ramirez
Renee Schaaf
Community Volunteer
Lexi Shafer
UNITED WAY STAFF
Erin Davison-Rippey
Senior Community Impact Officer
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
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
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
2025 Campaign Cabinet
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Deanna StrableCampaign Vice ChairPrincipal
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Sean VicenteCampaign ChairKPMG
Bankers Trust
McKenzie Allely
Wells Fargo
Conor Boffeli
Aligned Wealth Advisors
Abigail Bogaard
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Amanda Carstens Steward
Athene USA
Don Coffin
Bankers Trust Company
Blake Crow
Eide Bailly LLP
John Currier
F&G
Misty Gleason
Athene USA
Jennifer Hahn
Youth Justice Initiative
Scott Jean
EMC Insurance Companies
Benjy Klostermann
Wells Fargo
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
Gerry Neugent
Knapp Properties, L.C.
Dr. Jennifer Olson
MercyOne Des Moines
JeremyStaun
Nationwide
Julie Stewart
Prairie Meadows
Tom Stewart
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Rob Tekolste
Sammons Financial Group
Tony Timm
Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa
Neal Westin
Nyemaster Goode
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
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
Des Moines Public Schools
Laborers' 177
John Deere
Executive Director
Community Youth Concepts
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.
Josh Dreyer
Executive Vice President
Willis Automotive
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
Senior Vice President
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