Board Members
We are grateful for and inspired by the lived experience and leadership these talented individuals bring to United Way in service of the community. They are united in the vision to realize an equitable and just community where all people thrive.
Maud Daudon
Board Chair
Executive Leader, Career Connect Washington
Scott Meden
Campaign Co-Chair
Retired, Chief Marketing Officer, Nordstrom
Patty Meden
Campaign Co-Chair
Community Volunteer
Brent Beardall
CEO, WaFd Bank
Kate Behncken
CVP, Microsoft Philanthropies
Carmen Best
Director of Global Security Risk Operations, Microsoft
Jeff Bradley
Retired, Senior VP, AT&T
Jonathan Burks
Treasurer
Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers
Dave Burman
Partner, Perkins Coie
Lisa Chin, Ph.D.
CEO, Treehouse
Sean Goode
Executive Director, Choose 180
Michael Greer
CEO, ArtsFund
Craig Gryniewicz
VP PACCAR, Inc. & President of PACCAR Financial Corp.
Brian Hall
VP Product Marketing, Google Cloud, Google
Steve Hooper, Jr.
President, Ethan Stowell Restaurants
Nathan James
Senior VP, GMMB
Tiffany Johnson
Head of Underrepresented Founder Startups, AWS Activate
Bree Kame’ enui
Senior Corporate Counsel, Weyerhaeuser
Shkëlqim Kelmendi
Executive Director, Housing Connector
Bo Lee
Market President – Pacific Northwest, BNY Mellon
Sandra E. Madrid, Ph.D.
Former Assistant Dean, University of Washington, School of Law
Luis Masieri
Vice Chair
Principal Product Manager, Microsoft
Michelle Merriweather
President & CEO, Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle
Ann Munson Steines
Chief Legal Officer, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary, Nordstrom, Inc.
Carol K. Nelson
CEO, Monzo, Inc.
Peter Orser
Housing Advocate
Eduardo M. Peñalver
President, Seattle University
Eric Pettigrew
Secretary
VP of Government Relations, Seattle Kraken
Mala Raman
Community Volunteer
Omar Riojas
Partner, Goldfarb & Huck, Roth, Riojas PLLC
Fred Rivera
Executive VP & General Counsel, Seattle Mariners
Andy Schneider
SVP of People, Alaska Airlines
Ambika Singh
CEO, Armoire
Rachel Smith
President & CEO, Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce
Jonathan Sposato
Chairman, Geekwire.com; CEO, PicMonkey; Owner, Seattle Magazine & Seattle Business Magazine
Denise Stiffarm
Partner, Pacifica Law Group
Leigh Toner
Community Volunteer
Brady P. Walkinshaw
CEO, Grist
Mika Yamamoto
Chief Marketing & Customer Experience Officer, F5
Senior Leadership
Our leadership team is dedicated to bringing the community together to work toward racial justice by supporting our neighbors and transforming inequitable systems. They strive to create a welcoming and inclusive workplace where everyone can be their authentic selves.
Gordon McHenry, Jr.
President & CEO, United Way of King County
Nadia Gandara
Director of Racial Equity Strategies
Chris Hynes
Chief Marketing Officer
Jennifer Johnston
Chief Financial Officer
Regina Malveaux
Chief Impact Officer
Elizabeth Sto. Domingo
Chief Human Resources Officer
Carolyn Taggart
Chief of Staff