After more than 18 years leading United Way of King County through a period of transformation, Jon Fine announced his retirement earlier this year. He will remain in his role while the Board works to find his replacement.

Carol Nelson, United Way Board member and Key Bank Seattle Market President, is leading the CEO Search committee, comprised of eight United Way Board members.

Executive search firm Spencer Stuart is leading the recruitment efforts and has begun meeting with the leadership team, staff, community members and donors to inform the search.

CEO Search Committee

Jonathan Sposato

Board Secretary
Chairman at PicMonkey, Chairman & Co-Founder at Geekwire

Nathan James

Senior Vice President, GMMB

Sandra E. Madrid, PhD

Former Assistant Dean, University of Washington, School of Law

Carol K. Nelson

CEO, Manzo, Inc.

Fred Rivera

Executive Vice President & General Counsel, Seattle Mariners

Kathy Surace-Smith

Senior Vice President, Human Resources and Legal Affairs, NanoString Technologies

We’re looking forward to finding our next great leader to continue the work of building a community where people have homes, students graduate and families are financially stable. You can read more here. For any questions about the search, UWKCCEO@spencerstuart.com