About Us
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
Executive DirectorAngie Snook
Operations DirectorAlexis Danhoff
Director of Resource DevelopmentAshlea Shaw
Manager of Community ImpactBoard of Directors
Colene Horning
PresidentSpherion Mid Ohio
Brian White
President-ElectRetired Village of Lexington
Kathy Shambre
Past-PresidentRetired Debt Recovery Solutions
Jill Coward
TreasurerAdena Corporation
Brad Downs
MHS Industrial SupplyDrew Gilbert
Metal ConversionsAndrew Beilstein
Marketing ChairThe Blueberry Patch/1285 Winery
Kristi Lord
Allocations ChairMechanics Bank
Brian Baker
Newman TechDr. Holly Christie
Mansfield City SchoolsEmily Cline
Mechanics BankClayton Herold
Park National BankTroy Smith
Richland New HopeRobin Hamill
Charter Next GenerationChristen Dingess
Schmidt SecurityDr. Dorey Diab
North Central State CollegeElizabeth Daniels
OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby HospitalsAdrian Ackerman
Policy and Governance ChairCommunity Development / City of Mansfield