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.
Effective 7/1/2021
John Graham, Chair
Chairman and CEO
Sunbelt Holdings
Robyn Arnell Brenden, Treasurer
Senior Vice President Finance and Accounting
Leslie's Inc.
Maria Harper-Marinick, Ph.D., Vice Chair
Community Leader
Brad Smith, Secretary
Partner
Deloitte
Ruben Alvarez
Managing Partner
Molera Alvarez
Tracy Bame
President
Freeport-McMoRan Foundation
Director, Social Responsibility and Community Development
Freeport-McMoRan, Inc.
Paula Boca-Bommarito
AVP, Enterprise Brand & Community Strategy
CopperPoint Insurance Companies
Lee Ann Bohn
Assistant County Manager
Maricopa County
Geoff Burbridge
Vice President Contact Centers
USAA
Lisa Cagnolatti
Executive in Residence
Arizona State University, W.P. Carey School of Business
Chris Camacho (H)
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Economic Council
Latasha Causey
Vice President, Human Resources
Bell Bank
Kevin Cooper
Vice President/General Manager
Enterprise Holdings
Steve Evans
Community Leader
Matt Feeney
Firm Chair, Phoenix
Snell & Wilmer
Susan Frank (H)
Community Leader
Chad Gestson, Ed.D.
Superintendent
Phoenix Union High School District
Neil Giuliano
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Leadership
Jenny Holsman Tetreault
Vice President and Associate General Counsel
TPI Composites
Elissa Kelly
Executive Coach
Elissa Kelly LLC
Drena Kusari
Regional General Manager
Lyft
Nona Lee
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Arizona Diamondbacks
Waring Lester
President, Desert Mountain District
UPS
Hope Levin (H)
Community Leader
Ken Levine
Community Leader
Laura Lo Bianco
Partner
Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie LLP
Dave Long
Principal
Edward Jones
Chris McCurdy
Senior Vice President, Supply Chain
PetSmart
Nina Mullins
Senior Director of Land and Papago Park Center
Salt River Project (SRP)
Robin Reed
President and CEO
Black Chamber of Arizona
Lisa Riley
Region Bank President, Arizona Central Community Banking
Wells Fargo
Vince Roig
Founding Chairman of the Board
Helios Education Foundation
Avein Saaty-Tafoya (H)
President and CEO
AST Consulting LLC
Todd Sanders
President and CEO
Greater Phoenix Chamber
Anthony Sharett
President
MetaBank Financial Group and MetaBank, N.A.
Don Smith
Community Leader
Patrick Strieck
Head of Retail Banking, Arizona
BMO Harris Bank
Mike Tully
Managing Director
Horizon Strategic Advisors
Monica Villalobos
President and CEO
Arizona Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Daniel Wani
Market Leader, Arizona and Nevada
US Bank Private Wealth Management
Monica Whiting
Vice President, Customer Experience and Communications
Arizona Public Service Company (APS)
Christine Wilkinson, Ph.D. (H)
Senior Vice President/Secretary of the University
Arizona State University
Ed Zuercher
Community Leader
(H) = Indicates Honorary Member