United Way belongs to our community, so it is essential that we focus on the issues the community tells us are most important. That’s why we led a year-long community-driven process to develop MC2026, our five-year plan. The bold goals outlined in MC2026 were not created solely by Valley of the Sun United Way; they are building on existing community goals and we will redeploy our energies and realign our resources, leadership and partners to achieve them.
Valley of the Sun United Way remains in solidarity with community members and other organizations calling for systematic change to address racial disparities in our community and across our nation. Over this past year, United Way started by looking inwardly at our own diversity, equity, and inclusion practices with our Board of Directors and staff, and assessed issues of equity and access in partnership with community leaders as a part of our community input process that led to our MC2026 plan. Addressing issues of equity and access is now woven throughout Valley of the Sun United Way’s MC2026 impact plan, and we are partnering with others in support of a more equitable community.
Valley of the Sun United Way's Board of Directors is comprised of leaders from throughout our community. As members of the Board, these volunteers are charged with the responsibility of assuring the integrity of our organization by overseeing financial, structural and policy decisions that guide the organization, staff and volunteers.
Jennifer Holsman Tetreault, Chair
Executive Committee
Assistant General Counsel, Field Operations, West and Northwest
US Foods
Robyn Arnell Brenden, Treasurer
Executive Committee
Chair, Finance and Audit Committee
Senior Vice President Finance and Accounting
Leslie's
John Graham, Vice Chair
Executive Committee
Chairman and CEO
Sunbelt Holdings
Brad Smith, Secretary
Executive Committee
Partner
Deloitte
Ruben Alvarez (H)
Co-Founder, Managing Partner
Molera Alvarez, LLC
Tracy Bame
President
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
Director, Social Responsibility and Community Development
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
Lee Ann Bohn
Assistant County Manager
Maricopa County
Geoffrey Burbridge
Vice President, Bank Contact Centers
USAA
Lisa D. Cagnolatti
Executive in Residence
Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business
Chris Camacho
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Latasha Causey
Vice President, Human Resources, Southwest Region
Bell Bank
Kevin Cooper
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Holdings
Steve Evans
Chair, Investment Sub-Committee
Community Leader
Matt Feeney
Firm Chair, Phoenix
Snell & Wilmer
Susan Frank
Executive Committee
Community Leader
Daniel Froetscher
Executive Committee
President and Chief Operating Officer
Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
Chad Gestson, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Phoenix Union High School District
Neil Giuliano
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Leadership
Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D.
Executive Committee
Community Leader
Elissa Kelly
Associate Vice President of Product
Nationwide E & S/Specialty
Drena Kusari
Regional General Manager
Lyft
Waring Lester
President, Desert Mountain District
UPS
Hope Levin
Regional President, Arizona
Johnson Financial Group
Ken Levine
Community Leader
Laura LoBianco
Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP
Dave Long
Principal, Operations – Tempe
Edward Jones
Chris McCurdy
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
PetSmart
Jeff Meshey
President and CEO
Desert Financial Credit Union
Nina Mullins
Senior Director of Land and Papago Park Center
SRP
Robin S. Reed
President and CEO
Black Chamber of Arizona
Principal and Partner
EmFluent, LLC
President
Occam Sustainability Partners
Lisa Riley
Region Bank President, Arizona Central Community Banking
Wells Fargo
Vince Roig
Executive Committee
Founding Chairman of the Board
Helios Education Foundation
Avein Saaty-Tafoya
Executive Committee
President and CEO
AST Consulting LLC
Todd Sanders (H)
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Don Smith, Jr.
Chair, Public Policy Committee
Community Leader
Patrick Strieck
Head of Retail Banking, Arizona
BMO Harris Bank NA
Mike Tully
Managing Director
Horizon Strategic Advisors
Monica Villalobos
President and CEO
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Operator
Phoenix MBDA and NABEDC Business Centers
Founding Principal
ResearchByDesign
Daniel G. Wani
Market Leader, Arizona and Nevada
US Bank Private Wealth Management
Christine Wilkinson, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President and Secretary of the University
President and CEO, ASU Alumni Association
Arizona State University
Ed Zuercher
City Manager
City of Phoenix
(H) = Serving One-Year Honorary Term
(LH) = Lifetime Honorary Member