United Way of Southwest Virginia is a volunteer-directed organization. We are governed by a local volunteer Board of Directors that represents every sector and region that we serve.
The Board is comprised of local business and civic leaders from throughout the community. Members provide leadership for vision and overall direction, approve the annual business plan, goals and priority outcomes, monitor progress, and have a fiduciary responsibility for the programmatic and fiscal integrity of the organization.
Executive Committee
Brendan McSheehy, Chair
VP of Innovation & Intellectual Property, Universal Fiber Systems LLC
Dr. Kris Westover, Vice Chair
President, Mountain Empire Community College
Alan Jones Jr., Treasurer
Vice President-Technical Accounting, Alpha Metallurgical Resources
Cameron Bell, Secretary
Attorney, PennStuart
Board Members
Todd Asbury
President and CEO, New Peoples Bank
Haskel Bledsoe
Vice President, Special Projects, Food City
Dennis Carter
Smyth County Superintendent
Whitney Czelusniak
Economic Development, AEP
Paula Dawson-Downs
Adjunct Faculty, Health and Human Performance, Radford University
Stacey Ely
Community and Government Relations, Director-Virginia, Ballad Health
Donna Henry
Chancellor, UVA-Wise
Lucy Hochstein
Retired, Radford University
Kalen Hunter
Program Director, GO Virginia, UVA-Wise
Heather Nicholson
Self-Employed
Rick Nunley
Director of Human Resources, Universal Fiber Systems LLC
Andre Richmond
Regional Administrative Manager, Virginia Department of Social Services
AJ Robinson
Director of Communications and Tourism, Tazewell County
Chuck Slemp
Chief Deputy Attorney General of Virginia
Jonathan Sweet
County Administrator, Pulaski County
Chad Whittington
Plant Manager, Mohawk Industries
