2024/2025 UWSCMI Impact Report - Report - Page 2
FROM OUR
PRESIDENT
What is your legacy?
Executive Leadership Team
Chris Sargent, President & Executive Of昀椀 cer
Jen Hsu-Bishop, Executive Impact & Equity Of昀椀 cer
Heather Garcia, Senior Director of Finance
A legacy is something meaningful and lasting that you create to
bene昀椀 t others.
At United Way, our legacy involves many things. Powerful
partnerships built. Basic needs met. Social issues solved. People’s
lives transformed. Fundamental to our legacy are the values that
United Way lives by every day—as we have for over a century.
As you review this Impact Report, you’ll see how our commitment
to integrity and accountability, our compassion for people and
communities, and our inclusive and collaborative approach to
serving all—especially those who have been historically marginalized
or underrepresented—continue to drive results and change lives.
The future remains challenging. Uncertainty surrounding changes
to funding sources, tax rules and emerging needs means our
value-rooted legacy is more important than ever.
It’s a legacy that delivers $3.80 worth of impact for every dollar
our donors entrust to us.
It’s a legacy that harnesses the power of partnership and
collaboration to ensure children are fed, families are housed, and
people have access to the essentials they need to be healthy,
productive, and thriving.
It’s a legacy that I invite you to make your own—with us.
Because United Is The Way.
Teresa Kmetz, Executive Development & Marketing Of昀椀 cer
Natalie O’Hagan, Senior Director of Strategy & Culture
Bethany Stutzman, Senior Director of
Community Impact, Programs
UWSCMI Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Jamie Rabe (Chair), Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC
Stephanie Slingerland (Immediate Past Chair), Kellanova
Maureen Keene (1st Vice Chair), Jackson County ISD
Lisa Garcia (2nd Vice Chair), Western Michigan University
Todd McDonald (Treasurer), CSM Group
Unaa Holiness (Secretary), Michigan Education Association
MEMBERS AT LARGE
Becky Baldwin, Michigan Nurses Association (retired)
Jim Bongiorno, Henry Ford Allegiance Health
Renee Miller Zientek, Michigan State University
Kim Carter, Battle Creek Public Schools
Derek Dobies, Michigan AFL-CIO
Ben Frantz, UAW Local 652
Marcus Glass, Bronson Healthcare Group
Mike Huerta, UAW Local 602
James Johnson Jr., IBEW Local 252
Dave McKinstray, WK Kellogg Co
Andy Richards, Duncan Aviation
Carrie Schneider, Consumers Energy
Chris Tyler, Adventure Credit Union
Satya Veerapaneni, GM Lansing Delta Township
Ashlee Willis, Michigan Premier Events LLC & Lansing Mosaic LLC
Chris Sargent
President & Executive Of昀椀 cer
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2024–2025 Impact Report
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