UWMS BOARD

United Way of the Mid-South is led by our Board of Directors. Board members live in our local eight-county area and serve as unpaid volunteers.

Darrell Cobbins, is the Chair of United Way of the Mid-South’s Board of Directors, beginning his term in 2023. Cobbins is President & Principal Broker for Universal Commercial Real Estate, LLC.

SEE OUR BOARD MEMBERS

Darrell Cobbins, Chair, Universal Commercial, LLC

Dr. Reginald S. Boyce, City of Memphis

Kevin Bradshaw, Memphis AFL-CIO Labor Council

Ben Bricken, Raymond James

Martia Brown, Enterprise Mobility

Reggie Crenshaw, Leadership Memphis

Rebecca Cullison, Methodist LeBonheur Healthcare

John Daniel, First Horizon, Retired

Jon Paul Davis, Investment Chair, HHM CPAs & Advisory Services

Tammy Alexander-Epps, Amazon

Brett Harris, GEICO

Scotty Hendricks, Chair Elect, New York Life Insurance, W. TN

Evan Iverson, Frontdoor

Mary Ann Jackson, Secretary, Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz

 

Melanie A. Keller, Meritan, Apelah & Generations, Inc.

Doug McGowan, MLGW

David May, Regions Bank

Ted Miller, Truist Bank

Niqualus Nibley, IBEW Local 474

Jeff Peterson, Valero Memphis Refinery

Josh Poag, Poag Shopping Centers

Ayoka Pond, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation

Erin Pryor, First Horizon

Beverly Robertson, Trust Marketing

Leticia Towns, Regional One Health

Keith Townsend, International Paper

Tomeka Hart Wigginton, United Way of the Mid-South

Kevin Woods, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee

Richard Wright, Finance Chair, Ernst & Young, LLP

Campaign Representatives

United Way’s Campaign Representative Program is vital to the success of our resource development campaign and workplace giving programs. Campaign Representatives are employees who are “loaned” to United Way for roughly 13 weeks, from mid-August through mid-November. Many local companies either lend a key member of their team to United Way or they provide us with a Campaign Representative position through a sponsorship gift that gives us either full-time or part-time help.

When an employee serves as a Campaign Representative, they receive:

  • Professional training and practice in sales, presentation skills, leadership and negotiation
  • Valuable contacts in the business community
  • Involvement in solving community issues
  • Opportunities for self-development resulting in a more polished, experienced and confident employee

If you are interested in sponsoring a representative or would like to become a representative yourself, please contact Annette Knox-Hawkins or call 901.433.4370.