Some of Southern Nevada’s best and brightest business and community leaders have stepped forward to provide guidance and leadership as United Way board members. We would like to extend our sincere gratitude to all of our board members and trustees for their involvement, partnership and support.

OFFICERS  |  July 2020 - June 2021

Thomas Kovach, Jr. | Board Chair

Ann Simmons Nicholson | Vice Chair

John B. Page | Treasurer

V.R. Bohman | Secretary

BOARD OF DIRECTORS  |  July 2020 - June 2021

April Augustine 
Gaming Laboratories International, LLC

Irene Bustamante Adams
Workforce Connections

Sheila Bangalore
MP Materials

Diane Carlson 
Catapult Fundraising

Patty Charlton
College of Southern Nevada

Morris Jackson, II
U.S. Bank

Michelle Mercado
Wells Fargo Bank

Jerrie Merritt
Bank of Nevada

Patricia Morris
Ernst & Young

Roy Nakamura
Horizon Web Marketing

Rev. Dr. Marta Poling Schmitt 
Evangelical Lutheran Church In America (Retired)

Katherine Roden
Golden Entertainment

Scott Savarda
Enterprise Holdings

Monte Smith
Brown & Brown Insurance of Nevada, Inc.

Denette Suddeth
Suddeth, Inc.

Clark Wood
US Bank

Tom Wszalek
SW14 Group LLC

TRUSTEES  |  July 2020 – June 2021

Dr. Bob Ackerman  Retired (University of Nevada Las Vegas)

Debra A. Berko  Secretary-Treasurer, Southern Nevada Central Labor Council, AFL-CIO

Larry Charlton  Retired (City National Bank)

Kirk V. Clausen  Retired (Wells Fargo & Company)

Steve Comer  Retired (Deloitte & Touche LLP)

Fred Cover  Retired (Southwest Gas Corporation)

Bill Curran  Managing Partner, Ballard Spahr LLP

Dick Fraim  Retired (8 News NOW)

Don Gibe  Retired (Citibank)

Cathy Jones  President, Sun Commercial Real Estate, Inc.

Greg Korte  President - Las Vegas Division, The Korte Company

Jim Kropid  Retired

Punam Mathur  Punam Mathur, LLC

Joe Micatrotto, Jr.  Principal, KAIROC USA

Gina Polovina  Retired (Boyd Gaming Corporation)

Howard Puterman  Vice President and General Manager, Enterprise Holdings

John A. “Jack” Schibrowsky  Professor of Marketing, Lee Business School, University of Nevada Las Vegas

Larry Seedig Retired (USAA Savings Bank)

John Smirk  Business Manager/Secretary-Treasurer, International Union of Painters & Allied Trades, District Council 15, Denver, Las Vegas & Phoenix