what we do
Improving the quality of life for our entire community
Pikes Peak United Way strengthens our community by improving Education, Income and Health – focusing on Youth Success and Family Stability. We all win when we provide a hand up to those living in poverty and those without a home. Everyone has a part to play in creating positive change.
OUR MISSION
To enhance youth success and family stability in the Pikes Peak Region by leading and lifting the most vulnerable in our community with mentorship, life resources and real job opportunities. Our signature programs and partner agencies intently focus on connecting youth and their families to resources at the beginning of their life journey to ensure access to fundamental needs of food, shelter and learning resources for all.
OUR VISION
Through strengthened collaboration, we will achieve measurable improvements in education, income stability and health for the residents of El Paso and Teller counties.
diversity, equity and inclusion
United Way strives to be a model of diversity, equity and inclusion, with our Board of Directors, staff and volunteers reflecting the many faces, cultures and walks of life that make up the communities we serve.
OUR 3 FOCUSES
Youth success
We are working to ensure youth have the tools they need to develop literacy, graduate on time and be prepared for college and the workforce.
Financial stability
Our programs are helping families escape from poverty and homelessness.
Health
We make sure families have access to basic needs including food, housing and healthcare.
OUR STAFF: the team that makes it possible
United Way strives to be a model of diversity, equity and inclusion, with our Board of Directors, staff and volunteers reflecting the many faces, cultures and walks of life that make up the communities we serve.
Cindy Aubrey
President and CEO
Renai Albaugh
Manager of Resource Development
Eric Barnett
Director of 2-1-1
Barbara Furr-Brodock
Mary Burton
Resource Development Coordinator
Audrey Carlson
2-1-1 Navigator
Ernest Chamblee
Bobby Gomez
2-1-1 Navigator
Kim Hoggatt
Director of Finance
Dianne Holloway
VITA Coordinator
Abby Kappel
Nicola Ludwig
Marketing Coordinator
Maggie Nagle
Lori Obermeyer
Veronica PremDas
Elizabeth Quevedo
Director of Community Impact
Heather
Steinman
Chief Operating Officer
Bethany Newton Viggiano
Miriam Fleisher
OUR BOARD OF DIRECTORS
We are governed by the Board of Directors, whose responsibilities include: reviewing and guiding organizational direction, ensuring effective management and financial stewardship, representing Pikes Peak United Way in the community, bringing the community’s voice to our decision-making, and maintaining the community’s trust in the organization.
- Laura Neumann (Board Chair), LN Business Consulting
- Stephannie Fortune (Vice Chair), Spark and Soar, LLC
- Aram Benyamin, CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
- Randy Bernstein, Former CEO, Ent Credit Union
- Betsy Brown, Exponential Impact
- Terrell Brown, Hillside Connection
- Renee Congdon, Esq., Senior Attorney – Utilities Division, City of Colorado Springs
- Jeff Detra, Vice President – Business Banking, First National Bank of Monument
- Jeff Finn, Vice President, Nor’wood Development Group
- Jenifer Furda, Director of Partnerships & Governmental Affairs, UCCS
- Michele Gorr, Vice President of Finance, Native Roots Dispensary
- Jeff Greene, Chief of Staff, City of Colorado Springs
- Deborah Hendrix, Executive Director, Parents Challenge
- Dr. Kenya Lee, CEO and Founder, PureLee Redefined
- Liz Price, Rocky Mountain Restaurant Group
- Mike Sullivan (Board Chair Emeritus), Director of HR, City of Colorado Springs
Laura Neumann
Board Chair
Owner, LN Business Consulting
Stephannie Fortune
Vice Chair
Founder, Spark and Soar, LLC
Aram Benyamin
CEO, Colorado Springs Utilities
Randy Bernstein
Former CEO, Ent Credit Union
Betsy Brown
Co-founder and Board Member, Exponential Impact
Terrell Brown
President & CEO, Hillside Connection
Renee S. Congdon, Esq
Senior Attorney, Utilities Division, City of Colorado Springs
Jeff Detra
Vice President, Business Banking, First National Bank of Monument
Jeff Finn
Vice President, Nor’wood Development Group
Jenifer Furda
Director of Partnerships & Governmental Affairs, UCCS
Michele Gorr
Senior Director, Embark Consulting
Deborah Hendrix
Executive Director, Parents Challenge
Dr. Kenya Lee
CEO and Founder, PureLee Redefined
Liz Price
Co-owner, Rocky Mountain Restaurant Group
Mike Sullivan
Board Chair Emeritus
Director of HR, City of Colorado Springs
WORK AT PIKES PEAK UNITED WAY
At Pikes Peak United Way you’ll work alongside a team of dedicated individuals who care about serving those in need! We are located in beautiful Colorado Springs, Colorado – the most desirable place to live in the United States, according to U.S. News & World report!
