Our Leaders for Change
United Way of Roanoke Valley’s Board of Directors is a diverse group of leaders committed to filling the critical needs of families and individuals in our community. With their passion, insights, and connections in the community, we are able to attain real results for the underserved in the Roanoke Valley.
“It is very rare, if not impossible, for someone to make it through life without some kind of help. At some point in our lives, there have been or will be people to help us when needed. That belief drives me to want to help others, and United Way of Roanoke Valley is an amazing organization that provides me with the platform to do so.”
– Chad Spangler, UWRV Board of Directors
OFFICERS
Paula Brown
Board Chair,
First Citizens Bank
Melinda J. Payne
Vice Chair, Community Volunteer,
Ex Officio
Cheri Hartman
Community Impact Chair,
Carilion Clinic
Jessica Bemer, CPA
Operations and Finance Chair,
Roanoke County
Tiffany Bradbury
Marketing and Communications Chair, Botetourt County
Matthew D. Thomas
Resource Development Chair,
Wells Fargo
Directors
Kim Bratic
Friendship Retirement Community
Raven Burks
Woods Rogers
John H. Burton, M.D.
Carilion Clinic
Blair Celli
Capital One
Charlene Day
Department of Justice
Thomas Cline
First Citizens Bank
Bob Cowell
Community Volunteer, Ex Officio
Esteban Duran-Ballen
Brandon Oaks Life Plan Community
Lauren Eells
Gentyr Locke Attorneys
John Herrig II
Altec Industries
Shatenita Horton
Freedom First
Matthew C. E. Hubbard
American National Bank
Steven E. Laymon, PH. D
Community Volunteer
Juliet J. Lowery, Ed. D.
Greensboro College
Kristi L. Mallory
Moog
Bettina S. Mason
Mason Education Solutions
Keith McKenna
Truist Bank
Jillian P. Moore
City of Roanoke
Randy Myers
Community Volunteer
Kenneth Nicely, Ed. D.
Roanoke County Schools, Ex Officio
Kirtesh Patel, R. Ph., MBA
Omma Management
Dani Poe
Franklin County
Frank Shushok, Jr., Ph. D.
Roanoke College
Eric Sichau
Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce
Anita Walton
Hollins University
Brian Wells
Hotel Roanoke and Conference Center
Verletta White, Ed. D.
Roanoke City Public Schools
Aubrey Wright
Kroger Mid-Atlantic