About Us

United Way of the Mark Twain Area

Increasing the capacity OF people to care for one another

Mission, Vision, and Service Area

Mission

Service Area

Mission

The United Way works in our community to increase the capacity of people to care for one another.

Vision

Service Area

Mission

The United Way of the Mark Twain Area empowers all individuals to achieve their potential through education, financial stability, and healthy lives.

Service Area

The United Way of the Mark Twain Area works to assist individuals in Lewis, Marion, Monroe, Ralls, and Shelby Counties in Missouri.

Board of Directors

Kevin Arthaud, Board President
Hannibal Regional

Dawn Lowrey, VP Campaign

US Bank

Doug Aeilts, VP Planning
Northeast Power

Andrea Campbell, VP Community Impact

Hannibal Public Schools

Denise Damron, Secretary

United Way Executive Director

Jim Humphreys, Treasurer

Luck, Humphreys, & Associates

Chad Ford, Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

Commerce Bank

Forrest Gossett, Immediate Past President

Spirit AeroSystems

Scott Boehmer, Member

Watlow

Shawn Brown, Member

Hannibal Public Schools

Kyra Davis, Member

Abilities, Inc.

Ed Foxall, Member

Retired - Media Professional

Crystal Hawk, Member

Cary, Welch, Hickman, & Hawk LLP

Jill Janes, Member

Missouri Department of Education

J'Nelle Lee, Member

Hannibal Realty

Bryan Nichols, Member

Congressman Sam Graves

Kindsey Redd, Member

BASF

Talley Smith, Member

Monroe County Prosecuting Attorney

Richard Tumbleson, Member
General Mills

Jeriod Turner, Member

Benson Financial

Carl Watson, Member

F&M Bank and Trust, Co.

Dr. Cindy Whiston, Member

Culver Stockton College

Staff

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Denise joined the United Way in February of 2018. As a native of Northeast Missouri, she is passionate about creating change to positively impact the community. Her husband Dakota works at BASF. They are the proud parents of three children: Hannah, Jarret, and Ellie. They reside on Denise's family farm in Rural Hannibal.

director@unitedwaymta.org

Jeann Morrison, Office Manager

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Jeann joined the United Way in August of 2020. Jeann grew up in Hannibal and has a passion for the work of non-profits as well as youth development. She resides in rural Hannibal with her husband.

office@unitedwaymta.org

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Equity is the foundation of our work, from our investment of community resources to our interactions with the public. We define equity as the presence of justice and fairness within the procedures, processes, and distribution of resources by institutions or systems. We commit to equality as a core value and practice to advance our mission of connecting people, resources, and organizations to create a thriving community for everyone. Our mission compels us to prioritize historically marginalized and systematically excluded people. It is necessary to focus on race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status, as well as other intersectional identities, to end the historical, social and systematic inequalities that exist in our service area.

United Way of the Mark Twain Area recognizes the value of inclusiveness by encouraging the full participation of all individuals in fulfilling its mission of increasing the capacity of people to care for one another. United Way of the Mark Twain Area recognizes the strengths of a diverse society of different individuals, cultures and perspectives whose knowledge, skills and talents enrich us as a people. United Way of the Mark Twain Area encourages inclusion of diverse members of our community in its operations and decision-making.

United Way of the Mark Twain Area

Increasing the capacity OF people to care for one another

Mission, Vision, and Service Area

Mission

Service Area

Mission

Vision

Service Area

Mission

Service Area

Service Area

Service Area

Board of Directors

Staff

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Jeann Morrison, Office Manager

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Denise Damron, Executive Director

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Statement

Office Documents

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