Nora Everett
Board Chair
Community Volunteer
Principal, Retired
"United Way of Central Iowa has attracted a broad cross section of outstanding leaders in our community to serve on its board, cabinets and committees. Our volunteer leaders all share a strong desire to make a difference in the lives of Central Iowans in the areas of education, income and health. It truly is a privilege to be involved with United Way and to serve people in our community."
Executive Committee
Michael
Abbott
Vice Chair,
Economic Opportunity
Partner,
Faegre Baker Daniels
Kristin
Belding
Board Assistant Secretary
United Way of Central Iowa
Elisabeth Buck
Board Secretary
President,
United Way of Central Iowa
Lynn Graves
Vice Chair, Early Childhood Success and Education Success
Community Volunteer
Suzanne
Heckenlaible
Vice Chair, Health & Well-Being
Vice President, Public Affairs,
Delta Dental
Tessie
Johnson
Board Treasurer
Vice Chair, Finance/Audit
Office Managing Partner,
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers
Chris
Jones
Vice Chair,
Strategic Communications
SVP and Chief Marketing Officer,
Casey's General Store
Tim
McCulloh
Vice Chair,
Volunteer Engagement
Account Executive/
Shareholder,
Holmes Murphy
Joe
Murphy
Vice Chair,
Advocate
Executive Director,
Iowa Business Council
Gerry Neugent
Vice Chair,
Give
President & CEO,
Knapp Properties, Inc.
Sean
Vicente
Board Chair-Elect
Managing Partner,
KPMG LLP
Charlie
Wishman
At Large - Labor
Secretary Treasurer,
Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Board of Directors
Rob Barron
Executive Director
Iowa & Minnesota Campus Compact
Franklin Codel
Community Volunteer
Don Coffin
CEO
Bankers Trust
Brenda Cushing
Community Volunteer
Peter Diliberti
Head of Wells Fargo Home Lending
Capital Markets, Wells Fargo
Jem Gong-Browne
Director of Corporate Strategy
Principal
Matt Haney
Vice President & Deputy General Counsel
Senior Vice President & Chief Counsel
Deere & Company
John Deere Financial
Christine Holmes
Partner
Ernst & Young
Grant Kvalheim
CEO & President
Athene USA
Steve Lacy
Executive Chairman
Meredith Corporation
Heidi Mason
Community Volunteer
Todd Millang
Senior Vice President
CBRE/Hubbell Commercial
Joel Nelson
President & CEO
LCS
Dan Pitcher
Chief Executive Officer and Class A Director
FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Drew Porter
Global Portfolio Leader
Corteva Agriscience, DowDuPont
Renee Schaaf
President, Retirement and Income Solutions
Principal
Jeremy Staun
Regional Vice President, Midwest Region
Nationwide
Brent VanderWaal
President and COO
ITA Group
Bob Weiss
Regional Executive – Community Central
U.S. Bank
Ex Officio
Janice Lane-Schroeder
Chief Executive Officer
Children & Families of Iowa
Toby O'Berry
Director
Iowa Homeless Youth Centers
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.
Lynn Graves - Chair
Community Volunteer
Christine Bruner
Women United Representative Product Manager
Principal
Anita Fleming-Rife, Ph.D
CEO
AmericaOne Diversity and Inclusion Solutions, LLC
Siobhan Harmon
Women United Representative Vice President
Cushman & Wakefield Iowa Commercial Advisors
Shelley Horak
Project Manager, Iowa Medicaid Enterprise Department of Human Services
Debbie Hubbell
Community Volunteer
Keith Karpinske
Senior Vice President
Consumer Operations
Wells Fargo
Scott McEachron
Director of Investments
McGill Junge Wealth Management
Tira Mays
Government Programs Coordinator
Broadlawns
Becky Miles-Polka
President
Within Reach Consulting
Denise Swartz
Program Officer
Mid Iowa Health Foundation
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact Officer – Early Childhood & Education Success
Marian Rueter Godwin
Community Impact Services Director
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Cheryl Werner
Education Coordinator
Jaclyn Wulfkuhle
Women United Director
Lynn Graves - Chair
Community Volunteer
Connie Boesen
Des Moines City Council
Pattie Dennis
ELI Representative Senior Business Consultant
Principal
Sally Dix
Executive Director
BRAVO Greater Des Moines
Stephanie Oppel
Work-Based Learning Director
DMACC
Donna Paulsen
Senior District Court Judge
Colin Pennycooke
ELI Representative Counsel
Principal
Brenda Phongsavanh, ACS
Registered Representative, Princor Learning & Development Specialist IV Ind EE Development
Principal
Luke W. Reimers
Senior Vice President -- Specialty Operations
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Sheila Thurston
Complex Casualty Consultant
Nationwide
Waleed Wadi
Risk Management Director
Kum & Go
Deidre Williams
Vice President
EMC Insurance Companies
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Kate Bennett
Community Impact Officer -- Early Childhood & Education Success
Marian Godwin
Community Impact Services Director
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Cheryl Werner
Education Coordinator
Chase Young
Educational Leadership Initiative Director
Suzanne Heckenlaible - Chair
Vice President, Public Affairs
Delta Dental of Iowa
Francis Boggus
Consultant
Francis O. Boggus & Associates, LLC
Dr. Kevin Carroll
Vice President of Behavioral Health
UnityPoint Health
Dr. Richard Deming
Medical Director
Mercy Cancer Center
Tanya Fish
Strategy Advisor -- Solution Development Services
ITA Group, Inc.
Jennifer Furler
Vice President
Blue Zones Project
Shelley Horak
Project Manager
Iowa Medicaid Enterprise
Tira Mays
Government Programs Coordinator
Broadlawns
Chris McCarthy
Project Manager
UnityPoint Health Des Moines
Matt McGarvey
Executive Director
Telligen Community Initiative
Randy Odzer
Chief Financial Officer, US Insurance Solutions Division
Principal
Dr. Joelle Stolte
Program Chair, Public Health
Mercy College of Health Science
Denise Swartz
Program Officer
Mid Iowa Health Foundation
Jennifer Vermeer
Assistant Vice President for Health Policy
University of Iowa Health Care
Troy Vincent
Founder/CEO
Navigate
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Erin Drinnin
Community Impact Officer – Health & Well-Being and Essential Needs
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Coordinator, Health
Terie Taylor-Wolf
Senior Research Associate
Janell Pittman - Chair
Chief Marketing and Digital Strategy Officer
MercyOne System Services
Kelsey Arganbright
Marketing Communications Coordinator
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Conor Boffeli
Financial Advisor
Bral | Niedert Private Wealth Investors
Francis Boggus
Consultant
Francis O. Boggus & Associates, LLC
Jennifer Dowil
International Product Stewardship Manager
Corteva Agriscience
Jennifer Furler
Vice President
Blue Zones Project
Nicholas Hodne
Compliance Advisor
Principal
UNITED WAY STAFF
Renee Miller
Chief Community Impact Officer
Erin Drinnin
Community Impact Officer – Essential Needs and Health & Well-Being
Elsie Rotich
Community Impact Manager
Jessica Nelsen
Community Impact Coordinator, Health
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Terie Taylor-Wolf
Research Associate
Lindsay Cannaday
Director of Leadership Giving and LINC
Michael Abbott- Chair
Partner
Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
Angie Arthur
Executive Director
Polk County Continuum of Care Board
Robert Brownell
Supervisor
Polk County Board of Supervisors
David Chapman
Managing Director, Institutional Relationship Manager
BTC Capital Management
Mark Cooper
President
South Central Iowa Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO
Holly Dierks
Community Volunteer
Jennifer Dowil
International Product Stewardship Manager
Corteva Agriscience
Phillip Hall
Sr. Vice President Human Resources
Wells Fargo Home Mortgage
Tom Hayes
Secretary - Treasurer
LiUNA Local 177
Natali Justiniano-Pahl
Transformational Leader | Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EMC Insurance Companies
Sean Pelletier
Vice President Compliance & Government Relations
EMC Insurance Companies
Joel Van Vark
Vice President
John Deere Financial
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 Rich
Community Impact Officer – Economic Opportunity
Elsie Rotich
Community Impact Manager
Jody Kanne
Administrative Specialist
Tessie Johnson - Chair
Office Managing Partner,
Pricewaterhouse-Coopers
Jem Gong-Browne
Director of Corporate Strategy
Principal Financial Group
Franklin Codel
Community Volunteer
Brenda Cushing
Community Volunteer
Community Volunteer
Bob Weiss
Regional Executive – Community Central U.S. Bank
Campaign Leadership
Chair
Jim Brannen
President & CEO, Farm Bureau Financial Services
Vice-Chair
Grant Kvalheim
President & CEO, Athene USA
Bankers Trust
Aubrey Alvarez
Eat Greater Des Moines
Kelsey Arganbright
Farm Bureau Financial Services
Erik Askelson
COOP Financial Services
Deanna Bennigsdorf
Kum & Go
Trent Burley
McGill Junge Wealth Management
Jake Christensen
Christensen Development
Brian Clark
Ryan Companies
Mary Jane Cobb
Iowa State Education Association
Franklin Codel
Community Volunteer
Marta Codina
Wells Fargo
Don Coffin
Bankers Trust
Chris Costa
Knapp Properties
Abby Delaney
Bankers Trust
Peter Diliberti
Wells Fargo
Nora Everett
Principal, Retired
Susan Fitzsimmons
Christensen Development
Ryan Frederiksen
Ruan
Sharon Gaddy-Hanna
Bankers Trust
Phil Harrop
MercyOne West Des Moines
Tim Heaston
ITA Group
Chick Herbert
NCMIC
Jim Israel
John Deere Financial, Retired
Scott Jean
EMC
Tessie Johnson
PricewaterhouseCoopers
Erin Kuhl
Kum & Go
Steve Lacy
Meredith Corporation, Retired
Jesse Linebaugh
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Chris Littlefield
Principal
Eric Lothe
Unity Point
Tom Mahoney
ITA Group
Jenny McCoy
Meredith Corporation
Todd Millang
Hubbell CBRE
Gerry Neugent
Knapp Properties, Inc.
Brad Rhines
Prairie Meadows
Jeff Rommel
Nationwide
Alyx Sacks
KCCI 8
Paul Schickler
DuPont Pioneer, Retired
Matt Sokolowski
Willis Automotive
Teri Sporer
Holmes Murphy
Kathleen Till Stange
FBL Financial Group, Inc.
Leann Valentine
Principal
Sean Vincente
KPMG
David Weber
Harrison Truck Centers
Rich Willis
Willis Auto Group
UNITED WAY STAFF
Kristin (Huinker) Young
Corporate Engagement Officer
Joe Murphy - Chair
Executive Director
Iowa Business Council
Kevin Condon
Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives
Marvin DeJear
Senior Vice President of Talent Development
The Greater Des Moines Partnership
Rob Denson
President
Des Moines Area Community College
Lance Henning
Executive Director
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
Stacey Johnson
Director, John Deere Financial Public Affairs
John Deere
Matt McKinney
Attorney
BrownWinick Law Firm
Lana Shope
Chief Executive Officer
Iowa Community Action Association
Anne Starr
Chief Executive Officer
Orchard Place
Georgia Van Gundy
Sr. Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer
Hy-Vee, Inc.
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
Tim McCulloh - Chair
Account Executive/Shareholder
Holmes Murphy
Katie Albrecht-Snell
Manager of Corporate Citizenship
Nationwide
Deb Chiodo
Project Coordinator
ASK Resource Center
Angela Gallagher
Manager, Division & Region Performance, Communications & Citizenship
John Deere Financial
Meriah Gillard
Assistant Executive Director
NAMI Greater Des Moines
Mary Gordon
Community Volunteer
Lynn Graves
Community Volunteer
Renee Hardman
CEO
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa
Laura Howe
Volunteer Council Wells Fargo
Regional Banking District Manager
Wells Fargo Bank
Christina Jarck
Corporate Communications Officer
Bankers Trust Company
Karen Ligas
Executive Director
Everybody WINS! Iowa
Patty Link
Community Volunteer
Megan Ruble
Team Leader - Large Group Account Management
Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield
Jill Stevenson
Community Volunteer
UNITED WAY STAFF
Melanie Campbell
Chief Donor Engagement Officer
Ramona Gaukel
Volunteer Engagement Officer
Lynne Melssen
RSVP 55+ Initiative Director
Chris Jones - Chair
SVP & Chief Marketing Officer
Caseys General Store
Emily Abbas
SVP, Chief Consumer Banking and Marketing Officer
Bankers Trust
Scott Allen
UX Leader & Digital Marketing Specialist
Corteva Agriscience
Patrick Dix
Vice President of Public Relations
SHAZAM Network-ITS, Inc.
Tracy Ging
Chief Marketing Officer
Kum & Go
Phil Roeder
Director of Communications & Public Affairs
Des Moines Public Schools
Erica Jensen
SVP, Chief Communications Officer
Meredith
Kathleen Richardson
Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Drake University
Courtney Shaw
Senior Vice President of Communications
Greater Des Moines Partnership
Katie Wengert
Chief Marketing and External Relations Officer
Broadlawns Medical Center
UNITED WAY STAFF
Andy TeBockhorst
Chief Strategic Communications Officer
Alexis Davis
Strategic Communications Project Manager
Sara Engelhart
Strategic Communications Content & Media Manager
Mujo Ramic
Creative Services Manager
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