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
Emily
Abbas
Vice Chair, Strategic Communications
SVP - Chief Consumer Banking & Marketing,
Bankers Trust
Steve
Lacy
Vice Chair,
Give
Community Volunteer
Mary
Sellers
Board Secretary
President
United Way of Central Iowa
Charlie
Wishman
At-Large,
Labor
President, Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Michael
Abbott
Vice Chair, Economic Opportunity
Partner,
Faegre Baker Daniels
Joe
Murphy
Vice Chair,
Advocacy
Executive Director,
Iowa Business Council
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
Janell
Pittman
Vice Chair,
Essential Needs
Community Volunteer
Chris
Terhark
Board Treasurer
Vice Chair, Finance/Audit
Managing Director / Audit Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Suzanne
Heckenlaible
Vice Chair,
Health & Well-Being
Vice President, Public Affairs, Delta Dental
Colin
Pennycooke
Vice Chair, Education Success
Assistant General Counsel, Law Department
Principal Financial Group
Sean
Vicente
Prior Chair,
Board of Directors
Office Managing Partner
KPMG
Board of Directors
Rob Barron
Executive Director
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
Wendy Batchelder
Chair, IT Data Privacy & Security Committee SVP, Global Data Governance & Chief Data Officer of Trust
Salesforce
Anant Bhalla
President & CEO
American Equity
Kristi Burma
Exec VP/Chief Human Resources Officer
Athene
Dr. Alexis Campbell, PhD
Director
Science Bound, Iowa State University
Dr. Tony Coleman
CEO
Broadlawns Medical Center
John Currier
F&G
President, Retail Markets
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
Christine Holmes
Partner
Ernst & Young
Laura Howe
Regional Banking District Manager
Wells Fargo
Erica Jensen
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Dotdash Meredith
Tanner Krause
CEO
Kum & Go, LC.
Colin Pennycooke
ELI Representative
Assistant General Counsel, Law Department
Principal Financial Group
Drew Porter
Global Portfolio Leader
Corteva Agriscience, DowDuPont
Nancy Post
Community Volunteer
Renee Schaaf
Community Volunteer
Jeremy Staun
Regional Vice President, Midwest Region
Nationwide Insurance
Chris Terhark
Managing Director, Audit Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Brent VanderWaal
President and COO
ITA Group, Inc.
Mike Wegner
President, MercyOne Central Iowa Division
COO, MercyOne System
Pastor Jonathan Whitfield
Senior Pastor
Corinthian Baptist Church
EX OFFICIO
Dr. Alexis Campbell, PhD
Director
Science Bound, Iowa State University
Janice Lane-Schroeder
Chief Executive Officer
Children & Families of Iowa
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
Janell Pittman - Chair
Community Volunteer
Britney Appelgate
Senior Social Impact & Sustainability Specialist
Wells Fargo
Conor Boffeli
LINC Representative
Financial Advisor
Bral/Niedert Private Wealth Investors
Emily Berman
Division Director of Social and Clinical Care Integration
MercyOne System Services
Ryan Fredricksen
LINC Representative
Vice President Operations
Ruan
Charles Hill
Public Services Manager
State of Iowa, Iowa Civil Rights Commission
Joy Ihle
Deputy Director
Polk County Community Family & Youth Services
Cynthia Latcham
President
Anawim Housing
Latoya Lewis
Product Manager
Optum, Care Delivery Operations
Manisha Paudel
Chief Equity Officer
City of Des Moines
Emily Porter
Chief People Officer
The Waldinger Corporation
John Rathjen
Regional President
Bank Iowa
Lindsey Riley
AVP, Retail Business Planning
F&G Life
Zane Hendricks
Vice President
Midwest Growth Partners
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Officer, Essential Needs and Health & Well-Being
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Senior Community Impact Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Early Childhood Success Cabinet
Jacquie Easley McGhee - Chair
Director, Health Equity, Community and Diversity Services
MercyOne DM Medical
Jake Aringdale
Child Development Home Compliance Worker SW2
State of Iowa
Christine Bruner
Product Manager
Principal
Siobhan Harman
Women United Representative
Vice President
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Jonathan Holstrom
Chief Operating Officer
Willis Automotive
Debbie Hubbell
Community Volunteer
Tira Mays
Government Programs Coordinator
Broadlawns Medical Center
Becky Miles-Polka
President
Within Reach Consulting
Robert Smith
Contract Manager
Iowa HHS: Medicaid
Lindsey White
Control Management Senior Manager, Vice President
Wells Fargo
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact Officer, Early Childhood & Education Success
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
Education Success Cabinet
Colin Pennycooke - Chair
Assistant General Counsel, Law Department
Principal Financial Group
Connie Boesen
City Council Member City of Des Moines
Sally Dix
Executive Director
BRAVO Greater Des Moines
Angela Gallagher
Community Volunteer
Samantha Groark
Executive Director
Central Iowa Building & Construction Trades Council
David Gross
Director, Industry Relations and Strategy
The University of Chicago
Keith Mercer
Executive Director
Mercer Elite
Goodluck Mukome
Software Engineer
Wells Fargo
Hannah Olson
Behavioral Health and Substance Use Disorder Policy Specialist
Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
Stephanie Oppel
Community Volunteer
Luke W. Reimers
Senior Vice President – Specialty Operations
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Jennifer Rhuppiah Manager, Regulatory Strategy ITC Midwest, LLC
Denise Kyle-Needs
Director Talent Development
Farm Bureau Financial Services
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact Officer – Early Childhood & Education Success
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Marian Godwin
Senior Community Impact Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Rachelle Talbott
Research Associate
Chase Young
Director, Educational Leadership Initiative (ELI)
Cheryl Werner
Education Coordinator
Economic Opportunity Cabinet
Michael Abbott- Chair
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath
Darlene Ackley-Raymond
VP President/Residential Mortgage Officer
Iowa State Bank
David Chapman
Managing Director, Institutional Relationship Manager
BTC Capital Management
Shekinah Fountain
United LEAGUE Representative
Sr. DEI Associate
Weitz Co.
Tom Hayes
Secretary - Treasurer
LiUNA Local 177
Dennis Henderson
Internship Coordinator
Broadlawns Medical Center
Brian Israel
Global Public Policy Manager
John Deere Financial & John Deere Intelligent Services Group (ISG)
D'Angelo Johnson
United LEAGUE Representative
Community Volunteer
Shivani Kharbanda
Data Scientist
John Deere Intelligent Services Group (ISG)
Kia Lewis
United LEAGUE Representative
Leadership Development Program Associate
Principal Financial Group
Paula Martinez
President
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor,
AFL-CIO
Nursel McFarland
Payroll Coordinator
Ruan Transportation
Renee Schaaf
Community Volunteer
Amanda Wilson
Managing Director, Head of US Institutional Sales and Relationship Management
Principal Global Investors
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Michelle Seibert
Community Impact Officer, Economic Opportunity
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Senior Community Impact Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Health & Well-Being Cabinet
Suzanne Heckenlaible - Chair
Vice President, Public Affairs
Delta Dental of Iowa
Rona Berinobis
Vice President Corporate Social Responsibility and Organizational Development
Athene
Philip Blumberg
Executive Director - Clinic, Clinic Administration
Des Moines University
Dwana Bradley
Owner
Iowa Urban Media
Dr. Kevin Carroll
Director Healthcare Services
Molina Healthcare
Ana Coppola
Public Health Planner
Polk County Health Department
Chris Costa
President & CEO
Knapp Properties
Sarah Dixon
Senior Director of Partnerships & Development
Iowa Primary Health Care Association
Tanya Fish
Strategy Advisor – Solution Development Services
ITA Group, Inc.
Dr. Nalo Johnson
President and CEO
Mid-Iowa Health Foundation
Corey Dion Lewis
Health Coach
Broadlawns Medical Center
Amy Madyun
Community Volunteer
Michelle Sandbulte
ID&E Program Manager
Corteva Agriscience
Breanne Ward
CEO/Owner
ForWard Consulting, LLC
Michelle Weil
Organizational Engagement Consultant
ethOs
Chaney Yeast
Director of Government Relations & Family Services
Blank Children's Hospital
Chrissy Brabandt
Store Leader
Scheels
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Officer, Essential Needs & Health & Well-Being
John Soener
Community Investments Manager
Marian Reuter-Godwin
Senior Community Impact Services Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
2023 Campaign Cabinet
Jeff Rommel
Campaign Chair
Senior Vice President
Nationwide
Mike McCoy
Campaign Vice Chair
CEO
NCMIC
Bankers Trust
Jamie Bachman
Principal
Don Coffin
Bankers Trust Company
Blake Crow
Eide Bailly
Joy Evans
Dotdash Meredith
Lori Fenton
Global Atlantic Financial Group
Ryan Fick
Principal
Emily Foegen
Wells Fargo
Lance Henning
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Scott Jean
EMC
Erin Kuhl
Krause Group
Grant Kvalheim
Athene USA
Steve Lacy - GIVE Chair
Community Volunteer
Ashley Mataloni
Holmes Murphy & Associates
Mike McCoy
NCMIC
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
Michael Trettin
UHY LLP
Sean Vicente
KPMG
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
Lance Henning
Executive Director
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Natali Justiniano Pahl
Executive Coach & Community Leader
Community Volunteer
Jess McCulloh
Women United Representative
Senior Human Resources Consultant
Wells Fargo
Dawn Oropeza
Executive Director
Al Exito
Kelli Soyer
President & CEO
United Ways of Iowa
Mikki Stier
Vice President of Government Relations and Public Affairs
ChildServe
Charlie Wishman
Secretary-Treasurer, Iowa Federation of Labor AFL-CIO
Andrea Woodard
Sr. VP of Government Relations and Public Policy
Greater Des Moines Partnership
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Dave Stone
Advocacy Officer
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Volunteer Engagement Cabinet
Jeremy Staun - Chair
VP, Personal Lines Sales and Distribution
Nationwide Insurance
Katie Albrecht-Snell
Corporate Citizenship Consultant
Nationwide
Elaine Collett
Volunteer Engagement Manager
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Brandy Daniel
Vice President - BIS
BH Management
Mary Gordon
Community Volunteer
Christina Jarck
Corporate Communications Specialist
Bankers Trust
Karen Ligas
Executive Director
Everybody WINS! Iowa
Tim McCulloh
Account Executive/Shareholder
Holmes Murphy
Stephaney Moody
Senior Pastor
New Beginnings Discipleship Ministries
Cynthia Oliver-Turner
United 55+ Representative
Community Volunteer
Brandon Qualley
LINC Representative
Assurance Senior, Financial Services
EY
Missy Reams
Volunteer & Community Outreach Manager
Bidwell Riverside Center | Hawthorn Hill
Megan Ruble
Team Leader - Large Group Account Management
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Ryan Stellner
President of Iowa Employee Impact Team
Business Education Consultant
Wells Fargo
Jill Stevenson
Community Volunteer
Andrew Verlengia
Director of Alumni Relations
Drake University
UNITED WAY STAFF
Joy Talmon
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Lynne Melssen
United 55+ Initiative Director
Sarah Underwood
Volunteer Engagement Manager
Finance/Audit Committee
Chris Terhark - Chair
Managing Director / Audit Assurance
Deloitte & Touche LLP
Wendy Batchelder
SVP of Global Data Governance and Chief Data Officer of Trust
Salesforce
Jem Gong-Browne
Director of Enterprise Strategy
Principal Finance Group
Partner
Ernst & Young
Mike Wegner
President, MercyOne Central Iowa Division
COO, MercyOne System
UNITED WAY STAFF
Sarah Roy
Chief Operating Officer
Danielle Martin
Finance Officer
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.
Tracy Ging
Chief Marketing Officer
Kum & Go
Chris Jones
SVP Customer Engagement Solutions
ITA Group, Inc.
Cristy Magill Community Involvement Manager
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
UNITED WAY STAFF
Mary Sellers
President
Mujo Ramic
Strategic Communications Creative Services Manager
Paige Weinschenk
Strategic Communications Content and Media Manager
Sarah Anderson
Strategic Communications Officer
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