We are excited to announce our new steering committee members for 2020-2021! Thank you to the following members for committing your time and talent to support Always United, United Way of the Midlands and our community.
- 2020-2021 Steering Committee
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Always United Officers
Liz Anders, Chair
Paul Fant, Immediate Past Chair
Debra Hamm, Membership Chair
Rosemary Knowlton, Secretary
Phil Waddell, Vice-Chair/Transportation Initiative
Claudia Brooks, Activities ChairAlways United Representatives on United Way of the Midlands Councils & Committees
Mike Biediger, Board of Directors
Moss Blachman, Health Council
Frank Brown, Community Impact Committee
Hayes Mizell, Education Council
Roger Schwind, Financial Stability Council
Odell Stuckey, Partnership CommitteeAlways United Members at Large / Committee Members
Bruce Bondo
Sarena Burch
Theresa Counts-Davis
Cindy Cox
Jerry Davis
Pam Lackey
Libba Patterson
Committee Descriptions
Communications
The Always United Communications Subcommittee leads the effort to create an identity, messaging and marketing and communications plans for the initiative. This subcommittee assists with the other sub-committees in designing and promoting any special event activities and advertising efforts. Staff at United Way executes the plans created by this subcommittee and ensures that they meet United Way guidelines.
Membership
The Always United Membership Subcommittee works to ensure that donors to United Way are given an opportunity to remain or become more engaged with the organization. This committee develops plans and works with United Way’s Campaign Committee to establish the active engagement of retirees and soon to retire donors at companies that run a United Way annual campaign. The subcommittee also develops and works a plan to re-engage retiree donors who lost contact with United Way when they left the workplace. Additionally, membership by community residents will be encouraged.
Activities
The Always United Activities Subcommittee recommends and creates activities designed to encourage participation by the membership. These include volunteering, social and educational events, joint events with other United Way affinity groups. This sub-committee works with the other subcommittees to coordinate activities and ensure the smooth execution of events.
Volunteer
Recommends, schedules and attends volunteer activities (virtual, in-person, skills-based) with United Way community partners..
- Charter Members of Always United
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A. Irene Albritton
Thomas Funderburk
Rosetta Penny
Elizabeth (Liz) Anders*
Joseph (Joe) Gawronski
Mike Quinn
Michael Anders
Latonya Germany
Frank Radcliff
Caroline Armstrong
Casey Giraudy
Naman Rawal
Stacey Atkinson
Wally Graves*
April Rice
Katherine Austin
Michael (Mike) Gray*
Charles Rice
Walter Bacon
Charlotte Hamilton
Patricia A. Saad
Marcia Beazley
Debra Hamm
Jasper Salmond
J. Mac Bennett
Chaela Harris
Nancy Schwind
Charlotte Berry
Ann Henry
Roger Schwind
Morris (Moss) Blachman
Bob Henry
Sirdearis Scott
Bruce Bondo
Jack Hupp
Charles E. Seastrunk
Whanna Bouknight
Artise Patricia Irving
John David Spade*
Kathleen Bounds
Patricia James
Louis Spradlin
Mary Paige Boyce
John Robert Jones
Danielle Staten
Claudia Brooks*
Dominie King
Jennifer Stevens
Frank Brown*
Rosemary Knowlton
Edith Stewart
Karen Brown
Aleta Lane
Ernest Stroman
John B. (Jack) Bryan
Tom Ledbetter
Odell Stuckey
Kymlah Burton
Barbara Luberoff
Jean Suber-Smith*
Holly Capps
Taylor Lybrand
Shakuntla (Shakun) Tahiliani
Willie Carter
Percy Mack
Linda Thompson
Maureen Clark
Gwendolyn Martin
Yvette Thompson
Carolyn Close*
Bryanne McCurry
Edna Velazquez
Patrick Cobb*
Sharon Mincey
Geromie Villamor
Elizabeth (Beth) H. Corley
Hayes Mizell
Lisa Waddell
Cynthia (Cindy) Cox
Dorothy Moore
Phil Waddell
William(Bill) Cram
Evelyn H. Moore
Candy Waites
Carol Cummings
LaVonne Newsome
Helene White
Gerald L. (Jerry) Davis
Kathy Olson
Lawrence (Larry) Witkowski
Osmund W. Dixon
Greta Owen
James Wright
Robbie Lasonda Evans
Sandra Owensby*
Brad Zaba
Paul Fant*
Elizabeth Patterson
Michael Zaccone
Roberta Fogle
Wanda Pearson
*Members of Founding Committee