2025-26 Board of Directors

The people who give their time to make change happen

The volunteers who make up United Way Halton & Hamilton’s Board of Directors come from business, government, health and social service sectors, labour and the community at large. They are a true representation of what our community has to offer.

Susan Nicholson

Board Chair

Deputy City Solicitor, Municipal Section, Legal Services; City of Hamilton

Rachna Singhal

Board Vice-Chair

National Manager; Government of Canada

Jerome Adamo

Second Vice President; Oakville and District Labour Council

Karen Babel

Director, Marketing & Branding; ROCKWOOL

Michael Banks

Lead Client Service and Audit Partner; Deloitte

Jayoti Edington

First Vice President; Hamilton and District Labour Council

Stephanie Edward

Founder; LORA Concepts Inc.

Cam Galindo

Former Trustee; Hamilton-Wentworth District School Board

Vivek Ghartan

CTO & Co-Founder; Pragra

Lisa Klimkowski

Delegate; Oakville and District Labour Council

Tamara Lopez

Trainer/Facilitator; Government of Canada

Brent McKnight

Associate Professor of Strategic Management, DeGroote School of Business; McMaster University

Trent Ogilvie

Strategic Advisor / Board member; xROCKWOOL

Sari Taha

Chief Executive Officer; School Boards' Co-operative Inc.

Angie Vanbesien

Director Finance & Administration; Hamilton Child and Family Supports

For information on compensating Board Members or their company, please see Board of Directors Code of Conduct Policy.