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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
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 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 Will County
Warren County United Way, Inc.
United Way of Whiteside County
Board of Directors
UWI 2023-2024 Officers
Chair – Debra Bogle
President
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
202 E Eldorado St. Ste B
Decatur, IL 62523
dbogle@uwdecatur.org
TREASURER – Paul Callighan
Volunteer
Kishwaukee United Way
DeKalb, IL 60115
pccallighan@comcast.net
At-Large – Julie Bosma
President & CEO
United Way of Rock River Valley
612 N Main St #300
Rockford, IL 61103
karen.walker@prairielandunitedway.org
At-Large – Karen Walker
Executive Director
Prairieland United Way
200 W Douglas Ave
Jacksonville, IL 62650
karen.walker@prairielandunitedway.org
Past Chair– Robert Flider
Volunteer, University of IL- Champaign/ Urbana
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
2325 S Mount Zion Rd
Decatur, IL 62521
rfflider@illinois.edu
SECRETARY – Keri Olson
Executive Director
United Way of Whiteside County, Inc.
502 1st Ave, P.O. Box 806
Sterling, Illinois 61081
kolson@uwwhiteside.org
211 SUB CMTE – KRIST LONG
President & CEO
330 S Greenleaf Ave
Gurnee, IL 60031
klong@uwlakeco.org
UWI 2023-2024 Board Members
LINDA BLAIR
Executive Director
Kewanee Area United Way
200 E South St
Kewanee, IL 61443
kewaneeareaunitedway@kewanee.com
Debra Bogle
President
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
202 E. Eldorado St. Suite B
Decatur, Il 62523
dbogle@uwdecatur.org
Julie Bosma
President & CEO
United Way of Rock River Valley
612 N Main St, #300
Rockford, IL 61103
julieb@unitedwayrrv.org
Paul Callaghan
Volunteer
Kishwaukee United Way
pccallighan@comcast.net
Cheryl Church
Volunteer
United Way of Rock River Valley
4701 E State Street
Rockford, IL 61108
cheryl@workplacesearch.com
Melissa Fanning
Vice President, Regions
United Way of Greater St. Louis
910 N 11th St.
St. Louis, MO 63101
melissa.fanning@stl.unitedway.org
Marne Fauser
President
United Way of Central Illinois, Inc.
1999 Wabash Ave, # 107
Springfield, IL 62704
mfauser@uwcil.org
Robert Flider
Volunteer
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
2325 S Mount Zion Road
Decatur, Il 62521
rfflider@illinois.edu
SEAN GARRETT
President & CEO
United Way of Metro Chicago
333 S Wabash Ave, 30th Floor
Chicago, IL 60604
sean.garrett@liveunitedchicago.org
Sue Grey
President & CEO
United Way of Champaign County
5 Dunlap Ct
Savoy, IL 61874
Sue@unitedwaychampaign.org
Kristi Long
President & CEO
United Way of Lake County, Inc.
330 South Greenleaf Ave.
Gurnee, Il 60031
klong@uwlakeco.org
Hayleigh Miller
Executive Director
United Way of Knox County
87 Public Square
Monmouth, IL 61462
hmiller@unitedway-knoxcounty.org
Keri Olson
Executive Director
United Way of Whiteside County, Inc.
502 1st Avenue
P.O. Box 806
Sterling, IL 61801
Vickie Parry
Executive Director
United Way of Spoon River County
209 E Chestnut St, Suite #3
Canton, Il 60520
SONJA REECE
Volunteer
United Way of McLean County
1304 Franklin Ave
Normal, IL 61761
sonjareece1@gmail.com
NAT SHOOK
Executive Director
United Way of South Central Illinois
123 S 10th St, Suite 223
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Nat@uwsci.org
Rachel Strode
Volunteer
United Way of Decatur and Mid Illinois
rachel.strode@nm.com
David Taylor
President & CEO
United Way of McLean County
P.O.Box 1348
Bloomington, IL 61702
dtaylor@uwaymc.org
Dr Michele Vaughn
Executive Director
Kishwaukee United Way
2201 N 1st St, Suite 100
DeKalb, Il 60115
karen.walker@prairielandunitedway.org
Karen Walker
Executive Director
Prairieland United Way
200 W Douglas Ave
Jacksonville, IL 60650
karen.walker@prairielandunitedway.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