With more than 10,000 volunteers and fewer than 140 paid staff, volunteers comprise more than 98% of the United Way workforce. These hard-working men and women serve in a broad range of capacities —from evaluating programs and making funding recommendations to serving on our Boards of Directors to providing hands-on support at partner agencies across the region. Volunteers are truly the backbone of United Way.
- African American Initiative Senior Advisory Committee
- Latino Initative Senior Advisory Committee
- Member Advisory Committee
- Chicago Council
- United Way Community Outreach Committees
- Young Leaders Society Steering Committee
African American Initiative Senior Advisory Committee
This group overwhelmingly agreed that helping young, African American males make a successful transition from adolescence to adulthood is one of the community’s most urgent, yet difficult challenges. For more information on the African American Initiative, please click here.
Jacinda AdamsVice President Mr. Anthony K. AndersonVice Chair & Managing Partner Mr. Frank M. ClarkChairman & CEO Mr. Ronald E. DalyMr. Larry HoweChicago Community Trust Israel IdonijeChicago Bears Mr. Leon JacksonPresident |
Mr. Waldo E. Johnson, Jr., Ph.D.Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture Mr. Paul KingChairman Mr. Lyle LoganExecutive Vice President Mr. Lester H. McKeever, Jr.Managing Principal Mr. Cordell ReedMr. Lovie SmithHead Coach |
Latino Initiative Senior Advisory Committee
Goria CastilloPresident Vince CorderoVice President and General Manager Douglas DoetschPartner Mr. Larry HoweChicago Community Trust Sylvia PuenteExecutive Director Diana Palomar ScottExecutive Director |
Jose SantillanSr. Vice President Head of Investments Art Velasquez Jr.Chief Executive Officer Lilia AlvardoVice President, Hispanic Banking Fidel Marquez Jr.Vice President, External Affairs Oswald MataPrincipal |
Member Advisory Committee
Representing our Member United Ways, the Member Advisory Committee provides oversight and guidance for policy and allocation decisions in suburban communities across the region.
Vernard AlsberrySouth-Southwest Suburban United Way Thomas ArganbrightNorthwest Suburban United Way William BatesUWMC Suburban Representative Thomas BenningtonChairperson, Jerry BrandFar Northwest Suburban United Way Jerry BrozUnited Way of the DuPage Area William ByrneNorth Suburban United Way Gary CuenoNorthwest Suburban United Way Don FieldNaperville United Way Sharon FlaimWest Suburban United Way Walker GeyerUnited Way of the DuPage Area |
Martha HinchmanUWMC Suburban Representative Arlene KowalczykUWMC Suburban Representative Dave MartinUnited Way of Oak Park & River Forest Rich McLaughlinWest Suburban United Way Ken OffenbergNorth Suburban United Way Rita Taylor-NashSouth-Southwest Suburban United Way Ron ThomasUnited Way of the North Shore Marie WardNaperville United Way Bob WestroppUnited Way of the North Shore Barbara WatkinsUnited Way of Oak Park & River Forest |
Chicago Council
Comprised of business, community and health and human service leaders, the Chicago Council guides United Way of Metropolitan Chicago investment decisions in the city of Chicago.
Chairperson |
Diana SandsVice President, Financial Planning & Analysis |
Members |
Joseph A. AntolinVice President Jill CorcoranProject Leader Tawakalitu M. JogunosimiAssistant to the Mayor Amanda KimDirector Soo Ji MinExecutive Director Maria M. MuroSenior Vice President Haydee NunezDirector, Community Service Career Development |
Sohena Patel100 W. Chestnut Street, Apt 2506 Phyllis RussellExecutive Director Jennifer ShimpSenior Manager-Grants and Operations Charles Taylor, IIIProject Analyst Peter TobinDirector of Human Resources Joseph F. WestResearcher/Strategic Planning Dennis C. Wolff, Jr.Partner Bryant WoodsChief Operating Officer |
United Way Community Outreach Committees
The volunteers that comprise our Community Outreach Committees serve as liaisons between their communities and United Way. These valuable ambassadors keep us abreast of critical issues and help us deliver effective solutions to their diverse communities.
African American Community Outreach CommitteeCharles Taylor,III – Chair Valerie Leonard – Vice Chair Darlene Barnett Vince Crawford Hileria Godfrey Bruce Herron Lester H. McKeever, Jr. Sheila Perry Jelani Semmes Toya Simmons Debra K. Smith Venita Spearman Wilma Sutton Maceo Thompson Christopher Vaughn Dr. Constance Y. Williams Bryant Woods Latino Outreach CommitteeHaydee Nunez – Chair Jorge Norrick – Vice Chair Ramon Canellada Alex Cervantes Reggie Gonzales Maria Muro Diana Palomar Scott Mercedes Pradhan Ennedy Toledo-Bologna Joy Valdez Moses Valdez Grant Vitale Carole “CJ” Jones Sofia V. Mendez Juan A. Villarreal Astrid E. Suarez Heriberto Lopez Alberola Chris Mendoza Patrick Sanchez Nereida Alzate Miriam Cruz Amalia Martinez |
Asian Pacific American Community Outreach CommitteeMeera Agrawal Fauzia Abbasi Jess Baniqued Ramya Bavikatte Denise Lam Pat Carrasca Jennifer Chen Jocelyn S. Dionisio Kathy Ford Roger Fox Jean Fujiu Ferhan Hamid Chuimei Ho Veena K. Jain Omprakash Kamaria Nand Kapoor Ikhtiar Kazi Feroze Khan Amanda Kim Kim Komutanon Christine Lacbain Nadja Lalvani Stephanie Doan Le Susan Lee Valerie Lee Mei Syun Lin Soo Ji Min Shaloo Nighoon Iran Naqvi Abha Pandya Won Park Sohena Patel Janice Rector Yogini Samudra Kashif Shaikh Chris Zala Kompha Seth Padma Tumuluri Amy Marie Thomas Ellen VanDeLaarschot Esther Wong Ji Sun Yu Paul Yun |
Young Leaders Society Executive Committee
The United Way Young Leaders Society provides opportunities for young professionals to learn about critical health and human service issues, become actively involved in addressing those issues and network with other caring young leaders from across the region. Click here to read more about YLS.
Katie PattersonExecutive Chair Holly BolgarAt Large Advisor Elaine McDermottMember Development Chair Erin WikmanMember Development Vice Chair Nicole SzalayVolunteer Chair |
Diana SwansonVolunteer Vice Chair Kelly O’BrienCommunications Chair Jasmine ShawCommunications Vice Chair Jessica SchaalAwareness Chair Mike HarrisAwareness Vice Chair |
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