Community is built on character.
Our team is a dedicated group of passionate professionals committed to improving the well-being of everyone in our community. With expertise spanning business, social work, and beyond, our team brings diverse skills and perspectives to drive meaningful change. United by a deep love for the region, , they work tirelessly to ensure every resident has the opportunity to thrive.
Barbara Couto Sipe
President & CEO
Meet our President & CEO
Barbara Couto Sipe is the president and CEO at United Way of Greater Richmond and Petersburg. Barbara has served as the President and CEO of NextUp RVA, a nonprofit that connects Richmond Public School and City teens with high-quality afterschool enrichment programming, and as United Way of Greater Richmond & Petersburg’s Vice President of Community Impact and Director of Smart Beginnings Greater Richmond. She is a graduate of VCU where she earned her Bachelor of Social Work.Celeste Anderson
Director of Community Impact
Brie Arduini
Vice President, Corporate Engagement
Tiffani Beissel
Volunteer Manager
Frank Cardella
Director of Economic Mobility
Cara Cardotti
Director of Tax Assistance Program
Jessica Claiborne
Bookkeeper
Steph Doan
Campaign Manager
Lara Dodd
Payroll & Benefits Manager
Linzy George
Vice President, Strategy & Communication
Kim Green
Systems Administrator & EnergyShare Coordinator
Paul Hunter
Vice President, Finance
Aliyah Karner
Director of Healthy Community
Terry Nielsen
Grants Director
Angela Otto
Chief Operations Officer
Shelia Pleasants
Senior Director of Resource Development
Lori Rowley-Hurley
Director of Donor Data Operations
Chloe Sanders
Executive Assistant
Cory Schutter
Community Impact Coordinator
Toni Shepard
Program Director, AmeriCorps
Elena Smith
EnergyShare Assistant
Pat Steward-Rogers
Accounts Receivable Manager
Adrienne Wagoner
Manager of Leadership Giving
Rosabeth Heyman Ward
Chief Advancement Officer
Emily Watkins
Director of Community Impact
Katina Williams
Chief Impact Officer
April Wilson
Tax Assistance Program Manager
Marek Wojtala
Database Manager
