Women’s Leadership Connection

United Way of Central Iowa

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UNITED WAY OF CENTRAL IOWA Women’s Leadership Connection:

Influential, caring women United to improve school readiness for

children in our community

Women like you know the quality of a child’s early learning forms a foundation for later success in school and life.

That’s why United Way of Central Iowa Women’s Leadership Connection members give, advocate and volunteer to improve the quality of early learning and school readiness for vulnerable children.

Women’s Leadership Connection:Taking action. Achieving results.

United Way of Central Iowa Women’s Leadership Connection helps our community make progress toward a bold

EDUCATION goal: By 2020, to cut by half the number of high school students who do not graduate on time.

Research shows that children from lower-income neighborhoods start school at least two years behind their peers in pre-reading skills and social development. For every 50 children struggling to read in kindergarten, 44 of them will be struggling to read in third grade. And reading scores in third grade are a strong predictor of high school graduation.

Since 2002, Women’s Leadership Connection, now over 500 members strong, has raised and invested over $9.6 million to strengthen our community’s network of early learning for young children.

Your WLC investments:

• Support 17 early learning centers and over 200 in-home care providers, giving over 2,000 children a nurturing, safe and enriching environment in which to learn and grow each year.

• Improve children’s health and literacy through mobile reading programs, nurse consultants and dental health outreach.

• Provide facility improvements and help early learning teachers through curriculum enhancements and professional development.

WLC members are our community’s leading advocates in early childhood and family issues on state and federal levels.

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Women’s Leadership Connection:Your peers in leadership

WLC Lead Women

These women committed $2,500 or more to strengthen the community-wide network of care and support that lead to success in a child’s early education.

Lead Members ($2,500 +)Andrea AbelHelen AdamsDebbie AlbertsonMarsha AldridgeLinda AllemanChristine AndersonKelly AndersonSusan AschenbrennerJane AugspurgerJean AustenJennie BalcomLisa BankerKathy BauerBergetta BeardsleyLaura BeebeJean BellChris BeningCarrie BeningBarbara BennettJanet BettsKathryn BeyerCourtney BiscoeMargo BlumenthalBreanne BolinMary BontragerPamela Bass BookeyMarcia BorelMargaret BorgenInez BoykenLiz Bredeson

Linda Lundstrom CookPatty CownieMartha CristBeth CrossBrenda CurrierBrenda CushingMelinda DabneyLonnette DafneyCheryl DahlquistMelissa DammeierTeresa DanosTonya DardisDarcy DarrahChristina DavisSusan DavisJudy McCoy DavisJoyce DeVitoHolly DierksSusan DodgeJanet DonnellyBeth DorweilerLisa DreyerJean DuffyJean DurantPatricia DyarRhonda ElmingNora EverettKathy FehrmanLori FentonPeggy FisherAllison Fleming

Angie BrickDiane BridgewaterIvy Brown Susan BunzColleen BurgesonGloria BurnettStephanie BurrowsSuzie Glazer BurtMary BussoneGayle ButlerTeresa ButtonJudi BuxoLori CalhounCindy CampbellHallie Still-CarisLaNae CeryanecJennifer Holliday ChatmanLori ChesserSusan ChisolmBarrie ChristmanJoane ClarkJulie Zierke ClarkDesiree ClausenMaureen Drummond ClossonSandy Hatfield ClubbPam CoffeyMary CoffinShannon CofieldKim CollettiEileen Conroy

Kimberly FoltzRita ForsythMell Meredith FrazierAnn FredericksJann FreedMonica FriedmanDr. Corrine GanskeBarbara GartnerEllen GaucherMarlis GilbertKim GillespieCheryl GiudicessiLisa GodlaskySharon Louis-GoldfordMichelle Book GowdySally GrafLinda GraffLynn GravesKathy GrayLynn GreenwoodJanet GriffinMichele Irwin GriswellJoy GrosserCarrie HallSusan HaltermanSusan HankeMelinda HanrahanJill HansenAnne HappelRenee HardmanSiobhan HarmanCynthia HattenGinny HavilandKatherine HedrickDiane HeidCara HeidenSusan HellicksonCarolyn HelmlingerJeri Le HenryChristine Hensley

Sandy KvammeCathy LacyJane LaMairLinda LaMairEllen LamaleDebra LedesmaJeanne LevittLinda Carter-LewisJoyce LillisKathleen LillisBarb LindeBrenda LindgrenPeggy LittlefieldHolly LoganGeorgette LongneckerKaren LynnCelia MahoneyNancy MainRobbie MalmHeidi MasonLaDonna MatthesMadeleine MaxwellTonya MaxwellLaurie McClureDeb McConnellHeather McDermottPat McFarlandDr. Andrea McGuireBarbara McKenzieJeanie McPhailKatie MeredithBarbara MerrillLoree MilesKristi MillerDebra MilliganAmy MillsMichele MinardRose MitchellDiane MorainLisa Mullan

Jacki HinrichsJoyce HoffmanLaura HollingsworthJoanie HoustonCheryl HowardCharlotte HubbellDebbie HubbellEllen HubbellHelen HubbellRusty HubbellBeth HummelsCandence Bidler HurleyDeb IsraelDoreen JennrichJaina JohnsonJoan JohnsonTeresa JohnsonTeree Caldwell-JohnsonJulia Lawler-JohnsonMartha Miller JohnsonWinifred KelleyKendra KellyMary KellySheila KellyElizabeth Gregg KennedySue KennyNicolette KeoughCharlotte KimballCarrie KingMonica KirganAnn KleinPatricia KlieglNancy KnappSusan KnappMichelle KoehlerLinda KoehnNancy KrauseSharon KrauseDanielle KuhnSharon Kurns

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Lead Members ($2,500 +)Continued

Lisa NelsonLiz NelsonMary NelsonMary Lou NeugentLiz NeumannElizabeth NigutDiane NormanAnnette NorrisShelley NoyceJoni OestreichDeborah Gore OhrnMary O’KeefeJo OldsonHeather OlsonJill OmanJennifer Lock OmanLynsey OsterNatali Justiniano PahlGinger PalmerMary PappajohnLisa Foxworthy ParkerCheryl PathmanEve PattersonSusan PeggJoyce PingelMonica Newbanks-PingelJanell PittmanDawn PlimmerShirley PoertnerLeesa Whitt-PotterJudy PriceKathleen PrienEva QuinnJackie QuinnLucinda RaabeDr. Mary RadiaLynette Rasmussen

Dotty ThurstonSheila TiptonNan TollaksonToni UrbanLeanne ValentineGeorgia Van GundyMargaret Van HoutenTerri VaughanAudrey VaughnMichelle VedderCarole VilleneuveShannon VilmainJudith VogelMaria VolanteJean WalkerMary Ann WallaceKathy WeatherwaxStacie WebsterJanice WelpJane WhalenMichele WhittyMelissa WiechmanDebora WileyEllen WilladsenDeb WilleMartha WillitsConnie WimerKelly WirtKaren WorthRhea ZembowerAdele ZieserKathi ZimplemanKathy Zumbach

Debbie ReichardtGail RichardsSunnie RicherKay RileyStephanie RivaSusan RoozeboomJuliane RossBeth RoyJanis RuanPhyllis RupprechtAngela SandersAngela SassPatrice SayreJane Deming ScanlonRenee SchaafBeth SchelskeDonna SchindelElizabeth Cotter SchlaxPat SchneiderMindy ScholtenTheresa SchrettenbrunnerJamie SchugNancy SebringHelen SeibelMary SeidlerKaren ShaffLoretta SiemanKathleen SimmonsLaurie SloterdykNell SlusarkDenise SmithsonDeanna Strable-SoethoutLore McManus SoloKim SteinbergPenny SullivanJanice SwansonMathilde Brown SwansonDawn TaylorDeborah TharnishSusie Thomann

When caring women LIVE UNITED,

children’s lives improve.

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Karla JeffriesBeth JensenBeverly JensenStacey JohnsonMary JohnsonConnie JohnstonLisa KarabinusJennifer KeltnerJacqueline KipleAndrea KloberdanzKelsey KnowlesBecky KnutsonAudrey KobusKaren KovacevichBrenda LaPorteJanette LarkinLeigh LarsonElizabeth LayChristy LightCaren LindermanJeanne LowRegina LoweryPamela LundSarah LundtJacklyn MarinoSharon MarlowSherry MathanyAngie McCombsMeagan McCulloughJulie McLeanKathleen MeldeLisa MentzerPatricia MeyerCarol MeyerJulie MiddleswartJoan MiddletonKimberly MillikenRene’e MontgomeryJennifer MorganJessica MorrisonSusan MorrisonBarbara Morrow

Amy SchlicherTheresa SchmidtJulie SchreursElizabeth SedrelKelly SharpKristal ShimonPatricia ShoffJoyce SiebertMary SimonAlynn SmithDanielle Foster-SmithDawn StoppelmoorMeghanne SvatosChristine TerharkDeborah TezakChristina ThompsonSarah ThornJanet TiffinKathleen TillStangeEileen TylerBeth VaageJennifer Weldon Van WykLisa VeachTerra VellemaKaree VernonErin WallaceJill Jensen-WelchSheree WheelerJudy WhiteKathryn WhitverLori WiederinDenise WielandChristine WilliamsErika WilliamsJulie WilliamsAnnette Jorden WilliamsTracy WillitsKelli WinchesterRenee WoodCarol WoodruffPenny Woods

Mindy MossLeah MoyerKatherine MurphyCatherine MurrayJaime NaigBridget Cravens-NeelySondra NewkirkAngela NewtonNora NurreRose NuttingTerese PattersonKaren PearstonJoan PerinelliLeslie PetersenKimberly PfiffnerEmily PontiusSheila PrineBarbara PutneyRoselind RabinowitzMarsha RaischJennifer RamundtMary ReevesJanice ReinickeElise ReiserJennifer RhoadsKrista RichmondGina RickertTheresa RidoutLynda RileyHolly RolandMaura RombalskiTamara RoodRaylene RospondTeAnna RupprechtWendy RusJennifer SamuelsLeanne SamuelsonDayle SandersNancy SandorSheila SargentLauren SartwellMary Schaefer

Members ($1,000 - $2,499)Emily AbbasPamela AckelsonCheryl AdamsMechile AdamsMarsha AldridgeLaura AllenAngela ArthurTracy AukesJodi BaldnerLisa BankerLaurie BarrickAngela BaughmanCammy BeasonJoey BeechAllison BehrensNona BennettBrooke BenschoterSarah BergamoJill BlosserDebra BlumeConnie BoesenGeri Wolfe BoesenMary BorchersSara BoweNancy BowerLauren BrambleJonette BrandsgardJem Gong-BrowneCoda BruceElisabeth BuckLauren BurgesonKristi BurmaBarbara CappaertCrista Carlile

Tracy FretteJanelle FriedmanLisa FritzMary FunkAngela GallagherAmy GatesRebecca GibsonChristina GoodrichTina GordinierDianna GorscheAddy GouldNatalie GreenKaren GrodeLaure GuisingerCindy GustafsonKristin GustafsonSharon Gaddy-HannaElizabeth HappeCheryl HardingJamie HartLori HawbakerCarol HealySuzanne HeckenlaibleCarol HendrickKimberly HerrenJill HittnerRoberta HolmesNancy HopkinsLaurie HoskinsKarman HotchkissCara HulickKim HuynhJennifer IgouMelissa InmanLaura JacobsenMartha James

Heidi ChicoKristi ChristensenRhea Frost-ClewellMichelle CookApril CoulterAnn CownieTeresa CoxStacy CunningKay CurtisKathie DanielsonDeborah DebruinTammera DentonLeslie DeweyChris DianaNancy DollRuth DoxonMary DraayerJennifer DrakeShannon DuvalAmy EllerbachAngela EllisLisa ElmingSuzanne EngmanDebra Svoboda EppBeth EslingerDenise EssmanLynn EwingJennifer FegterTanya FeldmanDebra FiskRhonda FlaneryLaura FliehlerBonnie ForburgerOma FordNanette FreerksenVicki Freese

WLC Members

These women committed $1,000 to ensure quality early learning for young children in central Iowa.

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INVEST IN WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONNECTION

Here’s how:

• Invest $2,500 to join WLC Lead Women, and help United Way create lasting, positive change in the lives of young children.

• Invest $1,000 or more to join WLC at the member level. • Consider increasing your contribution through the Step-up program, described below.

Step-up program

Receive full Women’s Leadership Connection recognition and benefi ts in year one when committing to a three-year progression in contributions:

RECOGNIZED LEADERSUnited Way of Central Iowa Women’s Leadership Connection presents many opportunities to connect, serve and be recognized for your commitment:

• At unique WLC events where you meet, learn from and network with peers.

• In community-wide events like the annual “Stuff the Bus” book drive.

• In volunteer activities, including WLC committees, if desired.

• Via timely communications about the results of your investments and service.

• In annual Des Moines Business Record and Des Moines Register photo recognitions.

• In social media and the United Way of Central Iowa website.

Your United Way of Central Iowa Women’s Leadership Connection contact:

Bergetta BeardsleyDirector, Investor Relations and Women’s Leadership Connection

United Way of Central Iowa1111 Ninth Street, Suite 100

Des Moines, Iowa 50314

515-246-2510

bbeardsley@unitedwaydm.org

Please visit us at www.unitedwaydm.org/WLC

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YEAR THREE

WLC MEMBER($1,000 LEVEL)

WLC LEAD WOMAN($2,500 LEVEL)

WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP CONNECTION STEP-UP PROGRAM

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