United Way of Southwest Michigan is part of a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and people’s lives. Building on more than a century of service as the nation’s preeminent community-based fundraiser, United Way engages the community to identify the underlying causes of the most significant local issues, develops strategies and pulls together financial and human resources to address them, and measures the results.
United Way of Southwest Michigan is fully accredited by United Way of America, passing annual requirements. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 40 indicators that demonstrate United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements.
Staff
Anna Murphy
President & CEO
Sharon Polfus
Development Director
Shirley Washington
Finance and Operations Director
Joann Schma
Community Impact Director
Bill Downey
Director of Annual Giving
Rachel Arent
Account Coordinator
Retta Curneal
Account Coordinator
Olivia Megna
Community Impact Coordinator
Juli Pierce
Database Coordinator
Latrice Price
Finance Associate
Loree Hocker
Administrative Associate
Teri Kirchoff
Information and Referral
Board of Directors
David Bly Jr.
Horizon Bank
Vice President
Hal Davis
Dowagiac Union Schools
Asst. Superintendent
Pamela DenHaan
Plante & Moran PLLC
Associate
Todd Gustafson
Michigan Works Inc.
Executive Director
Chris Hardy
Plante & Moran PLLC
Associate
John Hodgson
City of St. Joseph
Asst. City Manager
Lynn Kellogg
Area Agency on Aging
Executive Director
Randy Reimers
Fifth Third Bank
Regional Vice President
Michael Ruelle
Express-1
Driver Relations Manager
Bill Schalk
American Electric Power Nuclear Generation
Communications Manager
Jim Schlaman
Lakeland Regional Health System
Executive Director, Rehabilitation & Long Term Care
Dr. Carole Schmidt
Benton Harbor Area Schools
Superintendent
Kate Seaman
Treasury Management Specialist, Chemical Bank
Leonard Seawood
Western Michigan University Exten.
Regional Director
Mary Jo Tomasini
Competitive Edge
Owner
Jon Wallace
Carter-Wallace Inc.
Owner
Tom Welke
Whirlpool Corporation
VP & General Manager of Supply & Demand North America Region
Steven Winkler
Whirlpool Corporation
Director, Brand Portfolio, Leadership Development Program
