Our Partners

community Volunteers

What makes United Way special is that we are a community-led organization improving life right here in Lincoln and Lancaster County. Advancing the common good takes all of us.

Campaign Cabinet

  • Bill Lester, Co-Chair
    Ameritas, retired
  • Cindy Lester, Co-Chair
    Community Volunteer
  • Holly Baete
    Hausmann Construction
  • Adam Barrickman
    Community Volunteer
  • Suzanne Borovich
    Ameritas
  • Alex Cassidy
    Lutz
  • Matthew Clare
    Union Bank & Trust
  • Geoff Cline
    Orange Street Holdings
  • Kristen Cline
    Community Volunteer
  • Dr. Paul Gausman
    Lincoln Public Schools
  • Staci Hass
    Lincoln Financial Group
  • Susan Hoover
    Nelnet
  • Larry Keiter
    Larry Keiter Coaching 
  • Adam Kroft
    redthread
  • Allisa Lovitt
    HBE LLP
  • Dan Mickells
    UNICO Group
  • Tony Miller
    Union Bank and Trust
  • Dianna O'Brien
    Schneider Electric
  • Liz Ring Carlson
    Ameritas
  • Dawn Rockey
    CASA for Lancaster County
  • Max Rodenburg
    NEBCO, Inc
  • Carly Woythaler-Runestad
    Mourning Hope Grief Center
  • Russ Uhing
    Community Volunteer 
  • Mark Walz
    Farmers Mutual of Nebraska
  • Rita Walz
    Community Volunteer
  • Mike Zeleny
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Bill Lester, Co-Chair
    Ameritas, retired
  • Cindy Lester, Co-Chair
    Community Volunteer
  • Holly Baete
    Hausmann Construction
  • Adam Barrickman
    Community Volunteer
  • Suzanne Borovich
    Ameritas
  • Alex Cassidy
    Lutz
  • Matthew Clare
    Union Bank & Trust
  • Geoff Cline
    Orange Street Holdings
  • Kristen Cline
    Community Volunteer
  • Dr. Paul Gausman
    Lincoln Public Schools
  • Staci Hass
    Lincoln Financial Group
  • Susan Hoover
    Nelnet
  • Larry Keiter
    Larry Keiter Coaching 
  • Adam Kroft
    redthread
  • Allisa Lovitt
    HBE LLP
  • Dan Mickells
    UNICO Group
  • Tony Miller
    Union Bank and Trust
  • Dianna O'Brien
    Schneider Electric
  • Liz Ring Carlson
    Ameritas
  • Dawn Rockey
    CASA for Lancaster County
  • Max Rodenburg
    NEBCO, Inc
  • Carly Woythaler-Runestad
    Mourning Hope Grief Center
  • Russ Uhing
    Community Volunteer 
  • Mark Walz
    Farmers Mutual of Nebraska
  • Rita Walz
    Community Volunteer
  • Mike Zeleny
    University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Financial review Committee

  • Abigail Dobson, Forvis,
    Chair

  • Lucas Arndt, Union Bank & Trust

  • Ashley R. Bredthauer, Lutz

  • David Hartwell, Forvis

  • Daprese Madlock, Forvis

  • Joseph Meduna, Grafton & Associates

  • Elizabeth Shelton, Nelnet

  • Chad Stutzman, Nelnet

afl-cio Labor Unions

  • Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
  • Amalgamated Transit Union
  • American Federation of Government Employees
  • American Postal Workers Union
  • Association of Federal, State, County, Municipal Employees
  • The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers
  • Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union
  • Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  • Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
  • Cement, Lime, Gypsum & Allied Workers- Local Union No. D-174
  • Communication Workers of America
  • International Association of Fire Fighters
  • International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
  • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • International Union of Police Association
  • Labors International Union of North America
  • Lincoln Central Labor Union
  • The National Association of Government Employees
  • The National Association of Letter Carriers
  • Nebraska Association of Public Employees/Association of Federal, State, County, Municipal Employees
  • Nebraska State Educators Association
  • Service Employees International Union
  • Sheet Metal Workers International Association
  • Steamfitters and Plumbers Union
  • Transportation Communications International Union
  • The United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitters Industry
  • United Steel Workers of America
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America
  • Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees
  • Amalgamated Transit Union
  • American Federation of Government Employees
  • American Postal Workers Union
  • Association of Federal, State, County, Municipal Employees
  • The Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers
  • Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers Union
  • Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen
  • Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees
  • Cement, Lime, Gypsum & Allied Workers- Local Union No. D-174
  • Communication Workers of America
  • International Association of Fire Fighters
  • International Association of Machinists & Aerospace Workers
  • International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
  • International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
  • International Brotherhood of Teamsters
  • International Union of Police Association
  • Labors International Union of North America
  • Lincoln Central Labor Union
  • The National Association of Government Employees
  • The National Association of Letter Carriers
  • Nebraska Association of Public Employees/Association of Federal, State, County, Municipal Employees
  • Nebraska State Educators Association
  • Service Employees International Union
  • Sheet Metal Workers International Association
  • Steamfitters and Plumbers Union
  • Transportation Communications International Union
  • The United Association of Journeymen & Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipe Fitters Industry
  • United Steel Workers of America
  • United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America

Impact Fund Review Committees

Brian Beck, Chair
Zoetis

Economic Supports

  • Michelle Krehbiel, Team Lead - University of Nebraska - Lincoln  
  • Deb Otto - Ameritas
  • Jeff Pippitt - Pinnacle Bank
  • Sarah Hoyle - Lincoln/Lancaster County
  • Suzanne Borovich - Ameritas

Educational Supports

  • Laura Uridil, Team Lead - Leadership Lincoln Inc.
  • Alisha Hanshaw - University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  • Brandon Lyons - Northcentral University
  • Christine Neighbors - Ameritas
  • Stephanie Dinger - Union Bank & Trust

Expanded Learning

  • Cheri L. Lenhoff, Team Lead - RAS (Risk Administration Services, Inc.)
  • Dustin Otradovsky - Ameritas
  • Kathleen Nelson - Simley - KNS Learning Solutions
  • Sara Berglund - Ameritas
  • Susan Wortman - Nebraska Wesleyan University

Shelter

  • Veronica Riepe, Team Lead - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Chad Scribner - Hudl
  • Melissa Ripley - LPD Homeless Coordinator
  • Miriah Zajic - Giving Realty
  • Tiffani Childress
  • Tony Lazarowicz - University of Nebraska - Lincoln

Victim Safety

  • Amber Tate, Team Lead - Lincoln Electric System
  • Jennifer Koolen - Clark Enersen
  • Lisa Borchardt - Nebraska Wesleyan University
  • Matthew Brase - Cornhusker Bank
  • Wade Walkenhorst

Youth Behavioral Health and Emergency Response

  • Andrea McFadden, Team Lead -Ameritas  
  • Monica Barger - LES
  • Robert Birman - Community Volunteer
  • Sherry Stevenson - Farmers Mutual of Nebraska

Youth Development

  • Amy Guenther, Team Lead - Pinnacle Bank
  • Casey Franklin - Union Bank & Trust
  • Colleen Ogden
  • Dr. Georgia Jones - University of Nebraska - Lincoln
  • Katrina Hood - Nelnet / Firstmark Services

Interview with WingFest 2021 Chair, Kaela Paseka

Kaela Paseka is the Creative Director at Duncan Aviation and Chair of this year’s WingFest. We sat down with her to learn more about WingFest and what volunteering with United Way means to her.

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