Leadership Team
Our leadership team reflects the broader collaborative spirit of United Way: only by bringing together people from all sectors of society can we create innovative solutions that address the most complex challenges of our time.
UNITED WAY
Philip Wenkstern
Executive Director
276.403.5961
Lisa Frick
Community Impact Coordinator
276.403.5965
Julia Hollandsworth
Community Engagement Coordinator
276.638.3946
JHollandsworth@UnitedWayofHCM.org
Frances Stegall
Workplace Engagement & Donor Services Coordinator
276.403.5962 (Direct Line)
276.638.3946
SMART BEGINNINGS
Melanie McLarty
Smart Beginnings, Director
276.403.5963
Melanie@SmartBeginningsMHC.org
Ruth Anne Collins
Smart Beginnings, Early Education Coordinator
276.403.5528
RuthAnne@SmartBeginningsMHC.org
Diane Smith
Family Navigator
276.638.3946
Brenda Jordan
Smart Beginnings, Healthy Beginnings Coordinator
276.403.5529
UNITED WAY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
President
Michael Scales, Carnell Construction Co.
Vice-President, Campaign Chair, Resource Development Chair
Beverly Pitzer, Carter Bank & Trust
Immediate Past President, Community Investment Chair
Dru Ingram, Bassett Furniture
Secretary/Treasurer
Sebrena Smith, Fidelity Bank
Human Resources Chair
Monica Hatchett, Henry Co. Public Schools
Finance Chair
Scott Prillaman, Hooker Furniture
Lourdes Akers, Jacobs Real Estate
Veronica Favero, Horace Mann Insurance
Ronnie Fultz, Hooker Furniture
Scott Griffin, Blue Ridge Bank
Brian Henderson, Patrick Henry Community College
Autumn Morris, Edward Jones
David Wayne Moore, Suntrust
Donna Morrison, Lester Group
Mary Nester, American National Bank & Trust
Greg Peitz, Retired - Invista
Tory Shepherd, Memorial Hospital
Zeb Talley, Martinsville City Public School
Jim Tobin, Retired - Piedmont Community Service
Kathy Vernon, City of Martinsville
Karen Burgess, Eastman
Leslie Rakes, SOVAH
Sharon Shepherd, Martinsville Chamber of Commerce