United Way Board of Directors

United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley is governed by a sixteen member Board of Directors. The board is comprised of local volunteers from both Chippewa and Eau Claire Counties. This diverse group of volunteers are representative of donors (large and small), corporations and sponsors, civic leaders and other stakeholders. The governance structure is focused on leadership, accountability and transparency. Board members must possess the following key attributes: a passion for United Way's mission and vision, a commitment to invest their time as an active member, an ability and desire to take a systemwide perspective and demonstrated commitment to his/her community.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
		Board Chair Karen Hebert Spectrum Insurance Group				Past Board Chair Dale Peters City of Eau Claire
		Treasurer Rob Ganschow Wipfli CPAs and Consultants				Campaign Chair 2017 Jan Hook Scheels (retired)
		Community Impact Chair Angie Weideman Chippewa County Dept. of Public Health				Chair Elect Bruce Ommen Ayres Associates, Inc.
		Secretary Jan Porath United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley
BOARD MEMBERS
		Vice Chair Campaign 2018 Zach Schmidtknecht Great Northern Corporation				At-Large Mike Tzanakis Raymond James/Fries Financial Group
		2nd Vice Chair Campaign 2019 Vacant				At Large Lisa Bruhn Marshfield Clinic Health System
		At Large Julie Thoney Xcel Energy				At Large Jason Craig Mayo Clinic Health System
		At-Large Monica Frederick Royal Construction				At-Large Heidi Taylor-Eliopoulos Chippewa Falls Unified School District
		At-Large Dick Leinenkugel Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company, Inc.				At-Large Heather Hunt Wiley Law, S.C.
		Emerging Leaders Advisory Council Jamie Kane Scheels; ex officio

United Way of the Greater Chippewa Valley's governance structure is focused on leadership, accountability and transparency. Board members must possess the following key attributes: a passion for United Way’s mission and vision, a commitment to invest time as an active member, an ability and desire to take a system-wide perspective and demonstrated commitment to his/her community. Our Board is comprised of diverse volunteers who are representative of donors (large and small), corporations and sponsors, civic leaders and other stakeholders.