Dan Culhane will serve as the campaign chair for the 2017 United Way of Story County (UWSC) LIVE UNITED annual campaign. He joins Jonathan Wickert, 2015 campaign chair, and Yvonne Kinzler, 2016 campaign chair, in the leadership succession. Campaign chairs serve as the primary campaign spokesperson throughout the county and assist with campaign planning, goal setting and volunteer recruitment.
“We’re excited to announce Dan’s addition to our campaign leadership team,” said Kristin Pates, UWSC campaign director. “His insight and interest in our mission will be a definite asset to our organization. We’ve got a great team in place for the 2015 drive.”
Dan Culhane is the president and CEO of the Ames Chamber of Commerce and the Ames Economic Development Commission. He is a graduate of Iowa State University and the University of Oklahoma’s Economic Development Institute. Dan serves on the boards of UWSC and ISU Letterwinner’s Club, where he currently serves as president. He is a past Chairman of the Professional Developers of Iowa, as well as past Chairman of the Mid America Economic Development Council – a ten state peer group from Ohio to the Dakotas. Dan and his wife Stacey, a middle school teacher, have two daughters, Katie and Maggie.
Jonathan Wickert serves as Senior Vice President and Provost at Iowa State University. He oversees Iowa State’s academic programs including education, research, and extension and outreach, as well as the university’s library and information technology services. Jonathan, a professor of mechanical engineering, is a fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers and the National Academy of Inventors. He has been involved with the UWSC leadership committee since 2010 and served as chair of the ISU campaign in 2011. He also volunteers with the Science Center of Iowa, the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council, and the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum, and is active nationally in higher education professional associations.
Yvonne Kinzler is co-owner of Kinzler Construction Services. Along with her husband, Kevin, the Kinzlers established an insulation business in 1995. In addition to the seven Kinzler Construction locations operated today, the Kinzlers own all or parts of eight other companies that own commercial rentals, do land and property development or are building supply companies. Yvonne is active in the community. She has been a UWSC Women with Initiative member and mentor since 2009. She is also a past Mary Greeley Medical Center Foundation board member and president, and she and Kevin received the 2013 Ames Outstanding Individual Philanthropist award. The Kinzlers were instrumental in creating the Mainstream Living Aspen House and were part of a group of parents who began what is now ChildServe in Ames.
The 2015 UWSC LIVE UNITED annual campaign will kick off on Friday, September 11, 2015.
