The major leadership roles of our Board of Directors include visioning, direction setting for the organization and ensuring results. Our Board represents United Way in the community and brings community voice to our decision-making and they are charged with stewardship and accountability to maintain the trust of the community.
Chair
Nanda Kumar Cheruvatath*
Retired | President – Eaton Aerospace
Eaton
Dana Point, CA
Vice Chair
Lawrence R. Armstrong*
Chairman
Ware Malcomb
Irvine, CA
Secretary
Maggie O’Sullivan*
Executive Director
JPMorganChase
Irvine, CA
Treasurer
Ben Alvarado*
Executive Vice President, Director of Core Banking
California Bank & Trust
Irvine, CA
President & CEO
Susan B. Parks*
Orange County United Way
Irvine, CA
M. Mahboob Akhter – President & General Manager | Ascend Tools, Inc. | Mission Viejo, CA
Steven D. Allison – Partner | Troutman Pepper LLP | Irvine, CA
Jacques Ballard – Director | COX | Foothill Ranch, CA
Shirin Behzadi – CEO | Shirin Behzadi, LLC | Laguna Niguel, CA
Antonella Aloma Castro* – Real Estate and Business Attorney | Newport Beach, CA
Steve Churm* – Founder and Principal | Churm|360
Mark Clemens – Managing Partner | KPMG LLP | Irvine, CA
Hugh Conners – Senior Vice President, Regional Manager | BMO | Newport Beach, CA
Martha V. Daniel – President & CEO | IMRI | Aliso Viejo, CA
Ido Dotan – EVP, General Counsel | Banc of California, Inc. | Santa Ana, CA
Mary A. Garrett – Partner | Ernst & Young LLP | Irvine, CA
Renee Hendrick – Associate Superintendent, Administrative Services | Orange County Department of Education | Costa Mesa, CA
Joseph C. Hensley – Market President | U.S. Bank | Newport Beach, CA
Jeff Hittenberger – Professor of Education | Vanguard University | Costa Mesa, CA
Jarrod Ingle – Regional President | PNC Bank | Irvine, CA
James Johnson, Jr. – Senior Manager, Category Insights | PepsiCo Foods North America | Foothill Ranch, CA
Michael A. Johnson – Retired | Senior Vice President, Member Services | Automobile Club of Southern California | Costa Mesa, CA
Ann Johnston – Vice President/Principal | Psomas | Santa Ana, CA
Keith Kobata – Region Bank President | Wells Fargo & Company | Irvine, CA
Larry Labrado – Director, Corporate Social Responsibility & Strategic Initiatives | Disneyland Resort | Anaheim, CA
Robert Lambert – Executive Director | Cushman & Wakefield | Irvine, CA
Kenneth Lickel – Retired | Alcon Laboratories | Laguna Hills, CA
Lisa A. Locklear – Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | Longeveron Inc. | Irvine, CA
Amy Mathieson – President |FirstService Residential | Irvine, CA
Bill Maurer* – Dean and Professor | University of California, Irvine | Irvine, CA
Henry Mendoza – Partner | MM & Company, LLP | Santa Ana, CA
Prasanna Mohanty – Chief Operating Officer, Clinical Network | Providence Health System | Irvine, CA
Tam Nguyen – President | Advance Beauty College | Garden Grove, CA
Joe Nuzzolese – Corporate Vice President, Global Supply Chain | Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine, CA
Michael O’Mahoney – Vice President, Investor Relations | UPS | Aliso Viejo, CA
Jay Orlandi – EVP & General Counsel | Pacific Life | Newport Beach, CA
Bill Pedigo – President| Prestige Sports and Entertainment | Laguna Hills, CA
Robbin Narike Preciado – Institutional Development Consultant | Members Trust Company | Huntington Beach, CA
Richard Sanchez – Retired | CalOptima / County of Orange Health Care Agency | Orange, CA
James J. Scheinkman – Partner| Snell & Wilmer LLP | Costa Mesa, CA
Christine A. Scheuneman – Board Director | Farmers & Merchants Bank of Long Beach | Corona Del Mar, CA
Ernest W. Schroeder* – President | Schroeder Investment Partners, Inc. | Newport Beach, CA
Mitchell Shenkin – Vice President of Sales & Marketing | Enterprises Holdings | Orange, CA
John F. Simonis – Partner – Business & Finance | Reed Smith LLP | Los Angeles, CA
Ryan R. Smith – Partner | PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP | Irvine, CA
Allen Staff – President | Bank of America | Orange County
Sridhar Sundaram – Dean, College of Business and Economics | California State University Fullerton | Fullerton, CA
Cody Tubbs – Director of Public Affairs | Edison International | Rosemead, CA
John Valenta* – Retired | Deloitte Advisory | Huntington Beach, CA
*Executive Committee Member
2023-2024 Board Representative (Non-Voting):
Mariam Fleshman – Director, Lifecycle Management | Edwards Lifesciences | Irvine, CA
