2024 Board Members

United Way of Southwest Michigan is pleased to announce the addition of four new members to its Board of Directors:   

Kirsten Hewitt, Retired, Community Volunteer  

Soroya Pierre-VanArtsen, VP of Philanthropy for Corewell Health South, and President Corewell Health Foundation

Cory Shimulunas, Security Manager, DC Cook Nuclear Plant

Anna Utley, Vice President/General Manager - Laundry, Whirlpool Corporation

In addition to the four new members, United Way of Southwest Michigan’s 2024 Board of Directors is:

Executive Committee -

  • Gokul Nair, Global IT Director, Whirlpool – Chair, High Performing Board Committee, Executive Committee 

Other directors -

  • Nicole (Nicki) Britten, Director of Population Health  Corewell Health, Southwest - Chair, JEDI Committee

  • Glenn Cowles, Owner, The UPS Store (#3816, Paw Paw & #5080 South Haven) – High Performing Board Committee

  • Susan Dobrich, Retired, Community Volunteer - JEDI Committee

  • Randy Hendrixson, Owner, DPM Events & Berrien County Record - Advocacy Committee 

  • Tim Smith, CEO, Life Treatment Centers

Associate Board Members

  • Matthew McLaughlin, Tyler Automotive

  • Alexandra Newman, Communications and Outreach Director, Region IV Area Agency on Aging

  • Colleen Reinert, Immunization Grant Manager, Michigan Public Health Institute

“Our board, comprised of members who represent many different facets of our community, is an example of how the community at large helps steer United Way to creating lasting, meaningful change for the better. We invite the community to come alongside us in a variety of ways—by serving on the board, committees, and investment teams. It’s part of our broader ‘turning outward’ effort of welcoming all voices to the crucial conversations that shape our work.”
— Anna Murphy, President and CEO of United Way of Southwest Michigan