Board of Directors

2024-26 Board Chair

George R. Oliver
Johnson Controls

George R. Oliver is chairman of Johnson Controls. He was the chief executive officer and a director of Tyco International Ltd. prior to its merger with Johnson Controls, and before that he was president of Tyco Fire Protection, Tyco Electrical & Metal Products and Tyco Safety Products.

George served as member of the Raytheon Company board from 2013 before the merging of Raytheon Company and United Technologies Corporation, when he was appointed to the Raytheon Technologies board. He brings expertise in public company executive leadership, global commercial technology and strategy development.

He also serves as Chairman of the Energy & Environment Committee of the Business Roundtable and also as the Chairman of the Sustainable Buildings Task Force for The Sustainable Markets Initiative sponsored by his royal highness, King Charles.

He has been on the United Way board since 2018 and served as a United Way Campaign Co-Chair in 2019.

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2025-26 Executive Committee

Board Chair: George R. Oliver
Immediate Past Chair: Donald W. Layden, Jr.
Vice Chair: Blake D. Moret
Secretary: Cristy Garcia-Thomas
Treasurer: David Gay
United Way President & CEO: Amy Lindner
Campaign Co-Chairs: Kurt Bechthold, Steve Booth, Raquel Filmanowicz, Scott J. Lauber
Finance & Operations Committee Chair: David Gay
Audit Committee Chair: P.J. DiStefano
Community Impact Committee Co-Chairs: John W. Florsheim, Judson M. Snyder
Marketing & Communications Committee Chair: Nancy Hernandez
Volunteer Engagement Committee Chair: Judith D. Taylor
Public Policy Co-Chairs: Coreen Dicus-Johnson, John Kissinger
Governance Committee Chair: Matthew S. Levatich
Labor Council Representative: Pamela S. Fendt
Member-at-Large: Mark F. Irgens

2025-26 Board of Directors

JoAnne Anton, Herb Kohl Philanthropies

Lindsey Ashenden, ManpowerGroup

Kurt Bechthold, Walbec Group

Steve Booth, Baird

Becky Cameron Valcq, Alliant Energy

Lee Anne N. Conta, Von Briesen & Roper, s.c.

Sheldon Cuffie, Cream City Cyber

Coreen Dicus-Johnson, Network Health
P.J. DiStefano, Deloitte LLP

Kristin Dufek, Eppstein Uhen Architects, Inc. (EUA)

Michael R. Evans, Marcus Hotels & Resorts

Pamela S. Fendt, Milwaukee Area Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Raquel Filmanowicz, VC 414

Gabrielle Finley-Hazle, Aurora Health Care

John W. Florsheim, Weyco Group, Inc.

Becky Frankiewicz, ManpowerGroup

Cristy Garcia-Thomas

David Gay, EY

Cindy Gnadinger, Ed.D, Carroll University

Linda Gorens-Levey, General Capital Group

Kelly H. Grebe, Community Leader

Steve Hannan, Landmark Credit Union

Nancy Hernandez, ABRAZO Marketing / Hispanic Collaborative

Bryan B. House, Foley & Lardner LLP

Mark F. Irgens, Irgens

Daniel W. Jackson, FACHE, Ascension

Rodney Jones-Tyson, Baird

Craig Jorgensen, VJS Construction Services
Margaret C. Kelsey, WEC Energy Group

John Kissinger, GRAEF
Heather Ladage, Milwaukee Business Journal

Scott J. Lauber, WEC Energy Group

Donald W. Layden Jr., Retired, NCR Corporation

Nichole Lecher, Northwestern Mutual

Matthew S. Levatich, Community Leader

Amy Lindner, United Way of Greater Milwaukee & Waukesha County

Patrick Lubar, Ixonia Bank

Samantha Maldonado, Chaska Consulting

Derek Meyer, Associated Bank

Blake D. Moret, Rockwell Automation

Wayne T. Morgan, Retired, Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP

George R. Oliver, Johnson Controls

John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, Medical College of Wisconsin

Stephanie Riesch-Knapp, R&R Insurance Services, Inc.
Christopher Rowland, Mitratech
Rachel Schneider, Molson Coors Beverage Company

Josh Smith, A. O. Smith Corporation

Judson M. Snyder, BMO Financial Group

Kimberly K. Stoll, Badger Meter

Judith D. Taylor, Journey21, Inc.

Scott Turner, Children's Wisconsin

Mark Wallace, Clarios

Peggy Williams-Smith, Visit Milwaukee

DeVona Wright Cottrell, GMR Marketing

Katrene Zelenovskiy, Quarles & Brady LLP