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About Us
Our Mission
United Way of Illinois advances the common good through public policy.
We monitor the activity of government, review legislation, and educate the general public and our public officials related to their impact on human services and on our local communities.
Our United Way Members
Batavia United Way
Bureau County United Way, Inc.
Fox Valley United Way
Genoa-Kingston United Way, Inc.
Heart of Illinois United Way
Kewanee Area United Way
Kishwaukee United Way
Massac County United Way
McDonough County United Way
Prairieland United Way
Streator Area United Way, Inc.
The United Way of Central Illinois, Inc.
United Way for Spoon River Country, Inc.
United Way of Adams County, Inc.
United Way of Boone County
United Way of Brown County
PO Box 132
Mount Sterling, IL 62353-0132
217-773-3327
United Way of Champaign County
United Way of Christian County
United Way of Coles County, Inc.
United Way of Danville Area, Inc.
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
United Way of Eastern LaSalle County
United Way of Effingham County
United Way of Greater McHenry County, Inc.
United Way of Greater St. Louis
United Way of Grundy County
United Way of Illinois Valley, Inc.
United Way of Kankakee & Iroquois Counties
United Way of Knox County, Inc.
United Way of Lake County, Inc.
United Way of Lee County, Inc.
United Way of Livingston County
United Way of Logan County
PO Box 684
Lincoln, IL 62656-0684
217-735-4499
United Way of McLean County
United Way of Metro Chicago
United Way of Northwest Illinois
United Way of Pekin
PO Box 324
Pekin, IL 61555-0324
309-346-2433
United Way of Quad Cities Area
United Way of the Quad Cities Area, Inc.
852 Middle Road #401
Bettendorf, IA 52722
563-355-4310
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United Way of Rock River Valley
United Way of South Central Illinois
United Way of Southern Illinois
United Way of Whiteside County
United Way of Will County
Warren County United Way, Inc.
Board of Directors
UWI 2020-2021 Officers
CHAIR – Robert Flider
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
2325 S. Mount Zion Road,
Decatur, IL 62521
rfflider@illinois.edu
SECRETARY – David Taylor
President/CEO
United Way of McLean County
201 E. Grove Street
Bloomington, IL 61701
Phone: 309-828-7383
Fax: 309-829-2469
dtaylor@uwaymc.org
TREASURER - Paul Callighan
ComEd (retired)
1512 Crayton Circle E.
DeKalb, IL 60115
cell phone: 815-262-6953
pccallighan@comcast.net
At-Large - Sonja Reece
PAST CHAIR – CAROLE PETERS
Executive Director
United Way of Greater McHenry County
4508 Prime Parkway
McHenry, IL 60050
Phone: 815-363-1377
Fax: 815-363-1878
cpeters@uwmchenry.org
INComing Chair – Debbie Bogle
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
202 E. Eldorado St. Ste B
Decatur, IL 62523
Phone: (217) 422-8537
Fax: (217) 422-0633
dbogle@uwdecatur.org
At-Large - Lily Blouin
Warren County United Way
Nominating/ Governance – SUE GREY
President and CEO
United Way of Champaign County
404 W. Church Street
Champaign, IL 61820
Phone: 217-352-5151
Fax: 217-352-6494
Sue@uwayhelps.org
UWI 2020-2021 Board Members
LINDA BLAIR
LILY BLOUIN
CAROLYN CLOYD
Executive Director
United Way of Coles County, Inc.
ROBERT F. FLIDER
2325 S. Mount Zion Road
Decatur, IL 62521
Phone:(217) 521-2101
bobflider@gmail.com
SEAN GARRETT
United Way of Metro Chicago
333 South Wabash Avenue, 30th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
sean.garrett@liveunitedchicago.org
JOHN KELKER
President and CPO
United Way of Central Illinois, Inc.
1999 Wabash, Suite 107
Springfield, IL 62704
Phone: 217-726-7000
jkelker@uwcil.org
PAUL LOGLI
President and CEO
United Way of Rock River Valley
612 N. Main Street, Suite 300
Rockford, IL 61103
Phone: 815-968-5400
Fax: 815-986-4819
michael@unitedwayrrv.org
KRISTI LONG
President & CEO
United Way of Lake County
330 South Greenleaf Ave.
Gurnee, IL 60031-3389
Phone: 847-775-1000
Direct Line: 847-775-1019
klong@uwlakeco.org
KERI OLSON
United Way of Whiteside County, Inc. 502 1st Avenue
P.O. Box 806, Sterling, Illinois 61081
kolson@uwwhiteside.org
SONJA REECE
Director, Health Facilities Planning, Business Development
Advocate Health Care
1304 Franklin Ave.
Normal, IL 61761
Phone: 309-268-5482
sonja@sonjareece.com
KERSTIN RUST
GRETCHEN SPRINKLE
Executive Director
Kishwaukee United Way
Dekalb, IL
gretchen@kishunitedway.com
JEANNIE WEBER
NAT WELLEN
Executive Director
United Way of South Central Illinois
123 S. 10th Street, Suite 223.
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Nat@uwsci.org
JEREMY WINGERTER
MAURA WUELLNER
United Way of Greater St. Louis
St. Louis, MO
maura.wuellner@stl.unitedway.org
Connect with us
For questions regarding United Way of Illinois Public Policy & Advocacy Initiatives, contact:
Eithne McMenamin
Director of Public Policy and Advocacy,
United Way of Illinois
Eithne.McMenamin@unitedwayillinois.org