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

Board of Directors

Colene Horning

President
Spherion Mid Ohio

Brian Baker

Newman Tech

Elizabeth Daniels

OhioHealth Mansfield and Shelby Hospitals

Brian White

President-Elect
Retired Village of Lexington

Dr. Holly Christie

Mansfield City Schools

Adrian Ackerman

Policy and Governance Chair
Community Development / City of Mansfield

Kathy Shambre

Past-President
Retired Debt Recovery Solutions

Emily Cline

Mechanics Bank

Curtis Freeman

The Gorman Rupp Company

Jill Coward

Treasurer
Adena Corporation

Clayton Herold

Park National Bank

Paige Perkeybile

Major Metals

Brad Downs

MHS Industrial Supply

Troy Smith

Richland New Hope

Col. Troy Cramer

179th Airlift Wing

Drew Gilbert

Metal Conversions

Robin Hamill

Charter Next Generation

Chris May

Mansfield / Richland County Public Library

Andrew Beilstein

Marketing Chair
The Blueberry Patch/1285 Winery

Christen Dingess

Schmidt Security

Derek Odson

EZ Suite

Kristi Lord

Allocations Chair
Mechanics Bank

Dr. Dorey Diab

North Central State College