United Way approves $916,285 in allocations
Board approves additional $100,000 in allocations
SIDNEY President Scott Barr reports the Shelby County United Way recently completed the annual partner agency allocation process in March and April. Six allocation teams consisting of over 42 people including board members, company, and community volunteers conducted agency reviews.
The teams were comprised of the following Impact Areas: Enriching the Lives of Seniors, Investing in Youth & Children, Promoting Health & Well Being, Caring for People in Crisis, Strengthening Families & Individuals, and Community-Wide Initiatives.
Barr states, “The allocation process provides accountability and ensures the community’s dollars are impacting Shelby County’s greatest needs. We leverage the experience and skill set of our board of directors and community volunteers to evaluate and make recommendations to our partners. In addition to the 21 member board of directors, this year’s Commu
Christiansen receives Lola Lopes Award
Christiansen receives Lola Lopes Award
Honor recognizes undergraduate student advocacy
By: Jack Rossi | 2021.04.14 | 09:28 am
Erika Christiansen, assistant director for leadership, service, and civic engagement in the University of Iowa Division of Student Life (DSL), is the recipient of the 2021 Lola Lopes Award for Undergraduate Student Advocacy.
Erika Christiansen
The award recognizes administrators, staff, or faculty outside of their teaching role who serve as strong and effective advocates for undergraduate students and the undergraduate experience. Recipients are selected by a committee of staff, faculty, and a student.
Christiansen supports many student programs in the DSL, including Food Pantry at Iowa, the Clothing Closet, Hawk the Vote, Student United Way, and Ignite UI. She proposed and enacted the Community Space, a civic-engagement hub in the Iowa Memorial Union that hosts AmeriCorps Members and students who are
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Five new trustees elected to 2021 United Way Board
Maier
SIDNEY Ryan Maier, superintendent, Hardin-Houston Schools; Aditya P. Sakhalkar, director, Applied Mechanics and Reliability Engineering, Emerson; Mark Seery, vice president of operations, Airstream; Greg Snyder, assistant principal, Sidney City Schools; and Katy Zimpfer, human resources business partner, Emerson; have been elected to the Shelby County United Way Board of Trustees beginning Jan. 1, 2021.
Maier, a resident of Houston, joins the Student United Way Committee. He is a graduate of Houston High School, Wilmington College where he earned his Bachelor’s of Education, and his Master’s in Administration from the University of Dayton. He is a member of the St. Peter and Paul Catholic Men’s Group and a Houston youth softball coach. He is married to Gina, and they have three children.