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
Irene Bustamante Adams
Workforce Connections
Sheila Bangalore
MP Materials
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
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