About Us

United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person, in every community.

United Way fights for the health, education, and financial stability of every person, in every community.

  • United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers.
  • United Way ensures that the funds you entrust to us are invested wisely in programs county wide. Our volunteer allocations teams review fundraising requests, conduct program site visits, evaluate program outcomes, and ensure community needs are being met. We monitor all dollars granted, year round, to ensure your dollars are impacting our community.
  • You can designate a gift to one or several of United Way’s partner agencies, specific community needs or any other verifiable 501(c)3 organization.
  • Our mission is to increase the capacity of Richland County citizens to care for one another by bringing together all elements of the community to plan, support, deliver and monitor quality human services.

Underneath everything we are,
underneath everything we do,
we are all people,
connected, interdependent, united,
and when we reach out a hand to one,
we influence the condition of all.
That’s what it means to

“Live United.”

Staff

Dan Varn

Dan Varn

Executive Director

Contact Dan

Angie Snook

Angie Snook

Operations Director

Contact Angie

Alexis Danhoff

Alexis Danhoff

Director of Resource Development

Contact Alexis

Ashlea Shaw

Ashlea Shaw

Manager of Community Impact

Contact Ashlea

Board of Directors

Colene Horning

Colene Horning

President

Spherion Mid Ohio

Brian White

Brian White

President-Elect

Retired Village of Lexington

Kathy Shambre

Kathy Shambre

Past-President

Retired Debt Recovery Solutions

Jill Coward

Jill Coward

Treasurer

Adena Corporation

Brad Downs

Brad Downs

MHS Industrial Supply
Drew Gilbert

Drew Gilbert

Metal Conversions
Andrew Beilstein

Andrew Beilstein

Marketing Chair

The Blueberry Patch/1285 Winery

Kristi Lord

Kristi Lord

Allocations Chair

Mechanics Bank

Brian Baker

Brian Baker

Newman Tech
Dr. Holly Christie

Dr. Holly Christie

Mansfield City Schools
Emily Cline

Emily Cline

Mechanics Bank
Clayton Herold

Clayton Herold

Park National Bank
Troy Smith

Troy Smith

Richland New Hope
Robin Hamill

Robin Hamill

Charter Next Generation
Christen Dingess

Christen Dingess

Schmidt Security
Dr. Dorey Diab

Dr. Dorey Diab

North Central State College
Elizabeth Daniels

Elizabeth Daniels

OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals
Adrian Ackerman

Adrian Ackerman

Policy and Governance Chair

Community Development / City of Mansfield

Curtis Freeman

Curtis Freeman

The Gorman Rupp Company
Paige Perkeybile

Paige Perkeybile

Major Metals
Col. Troy Cramer

Col. Troy Cramer

179th Airlift Wing
Chris May

Chris May

Mansfield / Richland County Public Library
Derek Odson

Derek Odson

EZ Suite