Board & Staff
Staff
Elizabeth Ellis-Bols
(board secretary)
Executive Director
Board of Directors
Chris VanGundy (board chair) – Sr. Health, Safety & Environmental Engineer, Valero
Marissa Weidenfeller (board vice chair) – Communications & Community Engagement Specialist, School District of Fort Atkinson
Kevin Paynter (board treasurer) – Collections Officer, Fort Community Credit Union
Ben Wehmeier – County Administrator, Jefferson County
Lisa Caras – Marketing Manager, Jones Dairy Farm
Ryan Grady – Associate Director of PreCollege Programs, UW-Whitewater
Tony Wedl – Distributor, Frank Liquor
Ryan Callahan – Athletic Director, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater
Sherrie Siglinsky -HR Director, Fort Healthcare
Latest Board & Staff News
United Way Board Member Input – Partnership During COVID
This past year, the spirit of collaboration and community has never been more important as the collective response to the needs impacted directly and indirectly by COVID-19. This was seen through multiple partnerships whether it was the regional healthcare/public...
United Way Board Member Input – Think Local This Spring!
Spring is finally here! The flowers are blooming and there is something about the fresh air that brings new life and opportunities. I thought it would be fun to highlight a few of the ways I’m trying to support our community now that it’s warming up. I hope that these...
United Way Board Member Reflects on Six Years
I had the pleasure of serving on the United Way Board for 6 years! I thoroughly enjoyed my time in this leadership position. The Board consists of a dynamic team that involves professionals from local and surrounding communities that want to help make a difference in...
United Way Pillar Grant Funding Opportunity Available March 22nd
The United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties will open its annual pillar grant funding application on Monday, March 22nd at 9am. The application will remain open until 5pm on Friday, April 23rd, with award decisions announced by Friday, May 14th. “Our...
United Way Board Member Input – Partner Agency Grant Review Process
It is hard to believe that we are already two months into the long-awaited new year of 2021! While we all eagerly look to the future, it seems incredible that the United Way Partner Agency Grant Review Process is already complete! While we often think of the United...
United Way Encourages Participation in 21 Week Equity Challenge
The United Way of Jefferson & North Walworth Counties is joining forces with the United Way of Wisconsin to offer a state-wide 21 Week Equity Challenge available at no cost to all community members. “Our United Way is grateful to be able to participate in, and...
Sharing Gratitude & Hope – Happy New Year from United Way!
As we all prepare to close out this unprecedented and challenging year, I find myself filled with so many emotions related to successes, struggles, changes and transformations. But mostly, I am filled with with immense gratitude and cautious optimism. Grateful barely...
United Way Board Member Input – Recipe for Chillin’ Out
No chili cook-off this year? Let’s just “chill” instead! Since our Board has been blogging, I have always been the chili blogger. Why? Because I LOVE making and eating CHILI and I LOVE the United Way CHILI COOK-OFF! This year, however, has been a year of learning to...
United Way Board Member Input – Now More Than Ever
Happy October, everyone! It’s hard to believe we are only nine weeks away from Christmas and a busy (albeit sure to be unusual) holiday season. Just because the year is almost over does not mean that the United Way is done helping people! Now more than ever there is a...
The Power of Kindness & Caring
Our mission at United Way is simple – to fight for the health, education and financial stability of every person in our communities. And while that fight always includes things like fundraising, advocacy, marketing & PR, and relationship building, it also always...