Board of Directors & Staff

About the Board

United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties' board is an independently operated board comprised of volunteers and community leaders throughout Otter Tail & Wadena Counties. Board terms are three (3) years in length and can be renewed for another three years. If you are a community leader and feel like you exemplify what it means to "LIVE UNITED", give our office a call.

Meetings

United Way of Otter Tail & Wadena Counties Board of Directors meets the third Wednesday of every month except for June, July and September from 9AM-11:00 AM.

Board of Directors

Sadie  Sadie Christiansen
  President
  Employer: Perham Health
  Term: 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
  Committee:  Personnel, Governance, Campaign & Events

 

Medley Medley Shamp
 President-Elect
  Employer: Astera Health
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Governance, Campaign & Events
 

Andrew  Andrew Sorum
  Treasurer
  Employer: Minnesota National Bank
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Finance, Governance

 

Shelly  Shelly Becker
  Secretary
  Employer: Lakes Family Eyecare - Perham
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment

 

Carolyn  Carolyn Glesne
  Employer: Retired
  Term: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Governance, Community Investment

 

 

Ryan  Ryan Jacobson
  Employer: RDO
  Term: 2021, 2022, 2023
  Committee:  Finance, Governance  

 

 

Sue  Sue Tysdal
  Employer: Luminate Home Loans
  Term: 2021, 2022, 2023
  Committee:  Campaign & Events, Community Investment

 

 

Carey  Carey Johnson
  Employer: Parkers Prairie High School
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment

 

 

Kathryn  Kathryn Enderson
  Employer: Fergus Falls Public Schools
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment

 

 

 Tammy Tammy Fosse
  Employer: Henning Ambulance
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment

 

 

Stephanie  Stephanie Trout
  Employer: Astera Health
  Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
  Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment, Personnel

 

 

 Katie  Katie Polman
   Employer: Wadena-Deer Creek Schools
   Term: 2022, 2023, 2024
   Committee: Campaign & Events, Community Investment, Personnel

 

 

Cory Thompson  Cory Thompson
  Employer: FM Bank
  Term:  2023, 2024, 2025
  Committee: Finance & Governance

 

 

Mike Olson  Mike Olson
  Employer: Otter Tail Power Company
  Term:  2023, 2024, 2025
  Committee: Finance & Governance

 

 

Staff

 

 

Summer Hammond
Executive Director

Email address: shammond@uwotw.org

 

 

 

 

 

Meghana Anderson
Executive Assistant & Internal Program Coordinator

Email address: manderson@uwotw.org