Leadership & Board of Trustees
Diverse & committed
The Mile High United Way Board of Trustees is a diverse and committed group of local business and community leaders who support the mission of Mile High United Way – uniting people, ideas and resources to advance the common good.
Board Of Trustees
Board Chair
Neil Oberfeld
Greenberg Traurig, LLP
President & CEO
Christine Benero
Mile High United Way
| Kathy Ambrose Community Leader | Matthew Goldberg Alvarez & Marsal | Robin Ricketts Lockheed Martin Space |
| Tatiana Arguello NBCUniversal Local - Telemundo Colorado and Telemundo Utah | Catherine Hance Peregrine Hospitality | Ethan Rojhani Grant Thornton, LLP |
| Greg Bante Savills | Kathy Hodgson City of Lakewood | Marty Ruffalo Ball Corporation (Retired) |
| Damon Barry Ballard Spahr, LLP | Alice Jackson Breakthrough Energy | Tonette Salazar Salazar & Associates |
| Ryan Beiser PNC Bank | Charles Johnson Ball, LLC | Monica Sasakura Wells Fargo |
| Kent Berke Performance Food Group (Retired) | Megan Jurgemeyer KMGH | Teresa Van De Bogart Molson Coors (Retired) |
| Trudi Boyd Chevron | J.D. Keller Comcast | Blaine Versaw KPMG, LLP |
| Deron Brown PCL Construction Enterprises, Inc.–US Head Office | Brook Kramer BMO Wealth Management | Enid Wade Denver Health |
| Dorian Brugger U.S. Bank | Kathy Kranz Pinnacol | Greg Anton* BDO USA, LLP (Retired) |
| Allison Burke Sherman & Howard (Catalyst Chair) | Sterling LeBoeuf Davis Graham | Linda Brisnehan* Lockheed Martin Space Systems (Retired) |
| Maggie Dehn Fidelity Investments | Derek Longwell FirstBank- Denver Market | Brad Busse* Busse Ventures |
| Douglas Dell J.P. Morgan, Board Treasurer | Mashenka Lundberg CoBank | Renny Fagan* Nostos Consulting LLC |
| Alexis Denis Prologis | Martin Mahalchick Bank of America | Paul Franke* Fennemore |
| Christina Dorfhuber Deloitte Consulting, LLP | Jason Maples Lockton Companies | David Hammond* Davis Graham (Retired) |
| Helen Drexler Delta Dental Colorado, Board Secretary | Maureen McDonald HCA HealthOne | Richard Lewis* RTL Networks, Inc. |
| Verónica Figoli Acción Opportunity Fund | Rodd Merchant J.E. Dunn Construction Company | Todd Munson* Vectra Bank Colorado |
| Todd Filsinger Filsinger Energy Partners | Anish Michael FGC | Felicity O’Herron* University of Colorado |
| Brian Fitzpatrick Mortenson | Kelly Noble Empower | Charles Ozaki* City and County Manager Broomfield (Retired) |
| Lori Fox Taloma Partners | Kevin Neher KSL Capital | Tamra Ward* Taloma Partners |
| Diane Garcia Congruex, Board Vice Chair | Beth V. Opperman Northern Trust | |
| Jamie Gard Newmark | Carlos Pacheco Premier Members Credit Union | * Emeritus Member |
Supporting the mission of Mile High United Way
Executive team
Christine Benero
President and Chief Executive Officer
For inquiries, contact Savannah Barela, Administrative Director
Office of the President & CEO
303.561.2233
savannah.barela@unitedwaydenver.org
Eric Artis
Chief Human Resources and Diversity Officer
303.561.2370
Eric.Artis@unitedwaydenver.org
Jenn Beck
Vice President, Marketing
303.561.2143
jenn.beck@unitedwaydenver.org
Michael Burke
Chief Financial Officer
303.561.2346
Michael.Burke@unitedwaydenver.org
Chelsea Carver
Chief Strategy and Development Officer
303.561.2351
chelsea.carver@unitedwaydenver.org
Vanecia Kerr
Chief Impact Officer
303.561.2202
vanecia.kerr@unitedwaydenver.org
Wade Treichler
Chief Operations Officer
303.561.2305
Wade.Treichler@unitedwaydenver.org
Chelsea Carver
Chief Development Officer
303.561.2351
chelsea.carver@unitedwaydenver.org
Vanecia Kerr
Chief Impact Officer
303.561.2202
vanecia.kerr@unitedwaydenver.org
