Board of Directors
Kenneth Nelson, Chairman
Randall & Nelson PLC
Kane Fairman, Vice-Chairman
UPS
Steve Abbott, Secretary
Qwest Communications, Black Hawk Union Council
Kathy Lee, Treasurer
Wells Fargo Bank
Dr. Linda Allen
Hawkeye Community College
Glenn Baker
John Deere Waterloo Operations
Dan Conrad
Cedar Falls Community Schools
Mayor Jon Crews
City of Cedar Falls
Dave Deaver
First National Bank of Cedar Falls
Steve Dust,
Greater Cedar Valley Alliance
Bryan Earnest
ME&V
Michael Fleming
University of Northern Iowa
Rick Gorman,
John Deere Waterloo Operations
Vicki Grimes
University of Northern Iowa
Kim Hardy,
the isle casino & hotel at waterloo
John Huff
KWWL
Mayor Tim Hurley,
City of Waterloo
Kelli Judisch
GMAC Mortgage
Mariana Karam
John Deere Waterloo Operations,
UAW Local 838
James Krieg
Cedar Falls Utilities
Kathy McCoy
Community Volunteer
Steve Sesterhenn
GMAC Mortgage
Dee Vandeventer
ME&V
Craig White
Community Volunteer
Kim Young-Kent
Tri-County Head Start

Staff
Sheila Baird
President
319.235.6211 ext. 21
Sarah Christopherson
Director of Marketing & Research
319.235.6211 ext. 20
Mike Knipp
Director of Planned Giving & Major Gifts
319.235.6211 ext. 11
Kelly Knott
Director of Community Resources
319.235.6211 ext. 13
Lisa Levendusky
Director of Finance & MIS
319.235.6211 ext. 18
Jon Olson
Campaign Coordinator
319.235.6211 ext. 14
John Padget
Labor Liaison/Community Services
319.235.6211 ext. 12

Your United Way

The Cedar Valley United Way serves people in a 30 mile radius of the Waterloo/Cedar Falls metro area.

Mission
Helping people, changing lives, making your community investment count.

Vision
To be a responsive leader in building caring and vital relationships throughout the Cedar Valley. Through being accountable and focused on our relationships, we will produce positive impact and yield measurable results. Our active role will add value to communities throughout the greater Cedar Valley.

Cedar Valley Unite Way and the United Way of America
United Way of America is a network of volunteers and local charities helping to meet the health and human-care needs for millions of people everyday. With a 108-year history the United Way has proven its effectiveness in serving people through use of community-based organizations. 

· There are more than 1,300 community-based United Way organizations.

· These United Way organizations raise funds to support local agency providers totaling approximately 45,000 agencies and chapters, helping millions of people from all walks of life.

· In 2004-2005, the United Way system raised $3.86 billion in current year support, making it the nation's single largest private charity.

· The United Way insures that all programs receiving funds are non-profit, tax-exempt charities governed by volunteers.

Serving those in need has been the purpose of the United Way from its conception. Starting in 1887 when Denver religious leaders formed the Charity Organization Society, the roots of what is known nationally as the United Way and locally the Cedar Valley United Way, began to germinate. The first national Community Chest was born in Cleveland, where a program for allocating campaign funds was developed. The organization continued to grow and in 1949 Detroit became the first community to adopt the name “United Fund.” The first “United Way” campaign in 1888 in Denver raised $21,700 and the campaign only ran one month. 

United Way of America (UWA) is the national service and training center supporting member United Ways by helping them to pursue dual strategies of adding value to the community and conducting cost-effective, donor-oriented fund raising to increase financial resources. United Way of America headquarters does not direct the activities of local organizations. They do provide research based information, technical assistance and training.