BCUW Holds Annual Meeting & Campaign Kickoff

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9.9.05 — More than 180 business and community leaders, agency representatives and other individuals were treated to breakfast and a special presentation at the Fairfield Arts Center on September 8th. The event sponsored by Aurgroup Credit Union, was a detour from past meetings. Hosted by Deb Silverman, WCPO Channel 9’s Butler County Reporter, the program was a combination of morning talk show and news broadcast complete with commercial breaks and special on-location interviews with Butler County United Way partner agencies. 2005 Campaign Pacesetters (those companies, individuals or organizations who completed their campaign or made a donation prior to the beginning of our campaign and had at least a 10% increase over 2004’s contribution) were recognized along with the 2005 Campaign Cabinet, 2004-05 Board of Trustees and Award Recipients. The 2005-06 Board of Trustees were announced and vacant positions filled by general membership and board votes.

Positions that were filled are:

Three Year Board Term (general membership vote):

• Mr. Dan Carmichael
• Ms. Debra Crane
• Dr. Robert Farrell
• Ms. Jody Forman
• Mr. Shawn Hamilton

One Year Board Term (board vote):

• Mr. Jose Alverez
• Rev. Ronald Davis
• Rev. Elmer Martin
• Mr. Craig Rambo
• The Honorable Michael Sage
• Rabbi Eric Slaton

Officers (board vote):

• Chair: Ms. Debra Crane
• Vice Chair: Mr. Bruce Jewett
• Second Vice Chair: Robert Sommers, Ph.D.
• Secretary: Mr. Fred Wilson
• Treasurer: Mr. Shawn Hamilton
• Past Chair: Rev. Ronald Davis
• President/CEO: Ms. Maureen Noe

Division Chairs (board vote):

• Civic Engagement Chair: Mr. Craig Rambo
• Community Investment Chair: Mr. Jim Sell
• Vice Chair: Mr. Pat Hart
• Resource Development Chair: Mr. Dan Carmichael
• Vice Chair: Mr. Steve Lippert

2005 Campaign Pacesetters:

• AurGroup Credit Union
• Avance Funeral Home
• Boys & Girls Club of Hamilton, Inc.
• Brown Studios
• Butler County Board of Elections
• Butler County United Way
• Catholic Social Services of Butler & Warren Counties
• Chaco Credit Union, Inc.
• City of Fairfield
• Community Counseling & Crisis Center
• Elder Beerman #131
• Fort Hamilton Hospital
• Great Miami Automotive Parts, Inc.
• Hamilton Living Water Ministry
• Lakeview Garden Center
• Landmark Communities, Inc.
• Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati (Hamilton Office)
• Mercy Franciscan at St. Raphael
• Pohlman Tire & Service
• Quality Publishing Co.
• Sojourner Recovery Services, Inc.
• Somerville National Bank
• Supports to Encourage Low-income Families (S.E.L.F.)
• UnitedHealthcare
• Wal-Mart #2309 (West Chester)
• Wal-Mart #3502 (Fairfield)

2005 Individual Pacesetters

• Dr. Douglas Hancher
• Dr. Kathleen Lang
• Dr. William C. Rogers
• Dr. Glenn W. Stitsinger
• Ms. Catherine Stoker

2005 Campaign Cabinet:

• Chairperson: Mr. Arthur Pizzano, City of Fairfield
• Vice Chairperson: Mr. Rick Demmel, US Bank
• Second Vice Chairperson: Mr. Woody Fitton, First Financial Bank
• Hospitality Division: Chief Richard J. St. John, Fairfield Township; Mr. Dan Goebel, Receptions Banquet Center
• Education Division: Mr. Bryan Avance, Avance Funeral Home; Mr. Fred Valerius, Community Volunteer
• Healthcare Division: Mr. Robert Feldbauer, Mercy Hospital Fairfield; Ms. Lynn M. Oswald, F.A.C.H., Fort Hamilton Hospital
• Government Division: Mr. Mike Murray, Murray Multimedia Resources; Mr. Mike Kile, MK Architectural Sales, Inc.
• Non-Profit Division: Ms. Carrie Morris, Mercy Franciscan at St. Raphael; Mr. Steve Schnabl, Senior Citizens, Inc.
• In-Kind Division: Ms. Annette Caudill, Butler Tech; Ms. Sharon Custer, Family & Children First Council
• Leadership Giving Division: Ms. Nancy L. Wenning, US Bank; Mr. Gerry Hammond, Steed Hammond Paul Architects
• F.I.R.E. Division: Mr. Timothy Boellner, AurGroup Credit Union
• Finance, Insurance, Real Estate: Mr. Brendan Burns, First Financial Bank
• Professional Division: Ms. Etta Reed, Bayer-Becker Engineers; Mr. José Castrejon, McGill Smith Punshon, Inc.
• Sales & Service Division: Ms. Jane Johnson, Quality Publishing; Mr. Dennis Childs, Ohio Casualty Group
• Other United Ways Division: Mr. Timothy L. Abbott, CINERGY Corp.; Mr. Herman J. Byrd, Emerge Salon & Spa
• Manufacturing & Distribution Division: Mr. Greg Kinch, Great Miami Steel; Mr. Randall P. Wolf, US Bank

2005 Loaned Executives:

• Ms. Annette Caudill, Butler Technology & Career Development Schools
• Ms. Missy McComas, Ohio Casualty Group
• Mr. Dan Fitzgerald, Community Volunteer
• Ms. Mandy Neeley, First Financial Bank
• Ms. Denise Kalmus, Community Volunteer
• Mr. Kyle Schuppie, Ohio Casualty Group