Volunteer Committees
Fund Raising Committee
Jenine Stuedli, 2022 Campaign Chairperson
Approximately 200 volunteers participate in raising money for the United Way Community Campaign and the Oregon Employees Charitable Fund Drive.
These volunteers serve as campaign coordinators at their workplace, and others assist by volunteering to be part of the campaign leadership team. The 2021 United Way Community Campaign raised $502,400 for 100% of our $501,000 campaign goal under the leadership of chairperson Amber Gomes, Umpqua Bank, vice president, community manager. Jenine Stuedli, Loan Consultant with Caliber Home Loans is the chairperson for the 2022 Community Campaign. The 2022 campaign goal has been set at $507,000. As always, United Way accepts contributions, large or small, year-round. Please give what you can. Please contact United Way at 541-882-5558 if you wish to help. (Visit the fundraising page for more information)
Fund Distribution Committee
This committee enlists the help of about 30 volunteers each year. Volunteers each contribute about 15 hours during the 8-week assignment. After a thorough review of all the agency programs seeking funds these volunteers make a funding recommendation to the United Way board of directors. Sheri Hargrave chairs the fund distribution committee. The 2022 process began on March 30 and ends May 10th. “Guard we must our contributor’s trust” is our credo. Accountability isn’t just a good thing…it’s everything.
The fund distribution volunteers for 2022 included:
| Kent Berry | Retired |
| Mandi Clark | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Gerard Collins | Klamath Falls City Schools |
| Wayne Cochran |
Avangrid Renewables |
| Timothy Estores | Umpqua Bank |
| Dale Geigle |
Klamath County IT Department |
| Betsy Honzel | Retired |
| Phil Hull | Klamath County Fire District One |
| Nathalie Johnston | Klamath County Library |
| Reid Kennedy | Sky Lakes Medical Center |
| Tracey Lehman | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Jessica Lindsay | City of Klamath Falls Government |
| Juan Maldonado | Klamath Falls Toyota |
| Don McDonnell | Oregon Institute of Technology |
| Teresa Miles | Umpqua Bank |
| Ruth Olsen | Ross Ragland Theater |
| Nikki Osborn | Klamath County Fire District #1 |
| Jackie Paulson | Washington Federal Bank |
| Eric Rose | Collins Products, LLC |
| Melody Smith | Umpqua Bank |
| Heather Tyler | Washington Federal Bank |
| Mary White |
Retired |
| Randy Windham |
Avangrid Renewables |
| Bailey Zamora |
Washington Federal Bank |
| SHERI HARGRAVE, Chairperson | Carter-Jones Collections Service |
2022 United Way Fund Distribution Team
Marketing & Communications Committee
These volunteers are responsible to assist United Way staff with development of various communications tools such as brochures, tabloid inserts into the local newspaper, print and radio advertisement, local campaign video, annual report, and web page design/updates.
Volunteers include: Rob Siems, Basin Mediactive; Gene Warnick, Herald and News; Bob Winn, Wynne Broadcasting; and Tom Hottman, Committee Chairman with Sky Lakes Medical Center.
Special thanks to the Herald and News and both radio stations for donating a public service advertising campaign each year to the United Way (in-kind value exceeding $20,000).