About Us
Our Mission: To improve lives by mobilizing the caring power of communities.
United Way of Southwest Michigan is part of a national network of more than 1,300 locally governed organizations that work to create lasting positive changes in communities and people’s lives. Building on more than a century of service as the nation’s preeminent community-based fundraiser, United Way engages the community to identify the underlying causes of the most significant local issues, develops strategies and pulls together financial and human resources to address them, and measures the results.
United Way of Southwest Michigan is fully accredited by United Way of America, passing annual requirements. The certification mandates completion of 13 requirements for United Way of America membership along with verification of the status of 40 indicators that demonstrate United Way embodies the intent of the membership requirements.
Anna Murphy
President & CEO
Sharon Polfus
Director of Business Revenue
Shirley Washington
Director of Business Execution
Rachel Wade
Director of Community Impact Strategies
Retta Curneal
Campaign Manager
Angela Brownie
Innovation Coordinator
Rachel Wade
Director, Great Start Collaborative of Berrien County
Latrice Price
Finance/Database Coordinator
Peggy Schaffer
Girls on the Run Council Director
David Bly Jr. - Past Board Chair
Horizon Bank
Vice President
Hal Davis
Dowagiac Union Schools
Business Manager
Sarah Dempsey
Lake Michigan College
Vice President of Instruction
Gary Easterling - Treasurer
President/CEO
United Federal Credit Union
Todd Gustafson
Michigan Works Inc.
Executive Director
Christina Hardy
Plante & Moran PLLC
Associate
John Hodgson
City of St. Joseph
Community Development Director
Randel Pompey
Coloma Township Police Dept.
Chief of Police
Michael Ruelle
Express-1
Driver Relations Manager
Bill Schalk - Vice Chair
American Electric Power Nuclear Generation
Communications Manager
Kate Seaman - Board Chair
Chemical Bank
Treasury Management
Jim Schlaman
Lakeland Regional Health System
Executive Director, Rehabilitation & Long Term Care
Carl Spikner
Consortium for Community Development
Chief Operating Officer
Joy Strand
Borgess-Lee Memorial Hospital
Chief Executive Officer
Mary Jo Tomasini
Competitive Edge
Owner
