About Us

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

Local

United Way of Richland County is a local organization led by local people; Members of the Board of Directors and Allocation members are volunteers.

Community Impact

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.

Support

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

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

Staff

Dan Varn

Executive Director

Angie Snook

Operations Director

Jodi Scott

Director of Community Impact

Board of Directors

Brian White

President
Retired Village of Lexington

Elizabeth Daniels

President-Elect
OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals

Colene Horning

Past-President
Spherion Mid Ohio

Jill Coward

Treasurer
Adena Corporation

Adrian Ackerman

Policy and Governance Chair
Community Development / City of Mansfield

Kristi Lord

Allocations Chair
Mechanics Bank

Kathy Shambre

Marketing Chair
Retired Debt Recovery Solutions

Brian Baker

Newman Technology

Dr. Holly Christie

Mansfield City Schools

Emily Cline

Mechanics Bank

Col. Troy Cramer

179th Cyberspace Wing

Dr. Dorey Diab

North Central State College

Christen Dingess

Schmidt Security

Brad Downs

MHS Industrial Supply

Curtis Freeman

The Gorman Rupp Company

Drew Gilbert

Metal Conversions

Clayton Herold

Park National Bank

Chris May

Mansfield / Richland County Public Library

Chris McKeon

Weiss Industries

Derek Odson

EZ Suite

Paige Perkeybile

Major Metals

Robin Smith

Charter Next Generation

Troy Smith

Richland New Hope