Rancho Cordova resident joins United Way board
February 13, 2013 – Rancho Cordova resident and 2012 SMUD board
president Nancy Bui-Thompson was among four new directors elected
to United Way California Capital Region’s board of directors.
“We continue to be blessed with outstanding community leaders on
our board,” said Steve Heath, United Way president and CEO. “It
is vital that we have high caliber volunteers such as these as we
work to address pressing issues in education, health and
financial stability across our region.”
Bui-Thompson is a former technology consultant with Accenture and
Deloitte and was recognized by the Sacramento Business Journal as
one of 2011’s 40 Under 40. In addition to serving as the 2012
board president for SMUD, she represents Rancho Cordova on the
Sacramento Regional Human Rights/Fair Housing Commission advisory
board and is a member of the national advisory board for the New
Leaders Council, a nonprofit that trains and supports the next
generation of political leaders and entrepreneurs. Bui-Thompson
was a Marshall Memorial Fellow for 2012.
Brad Liggett, vice president for the Pacific Coast region of
Allied Insurance, Natasha Mata, Four River Market president for
Wells Fargo Bank, and Yvonne Walker, president of SEIU Local 1000
also were elected to first terms on the United Way board. In
addition, five directors were reelected to new terms, including
Dan Drummond, West Sacramento police chief, Dr. Robert Harris,
community volunteer, Genevieve Shiroma, chair of the Agricultural
Labor Relations Board, Allen Taylor, business consultant, and
Dave Wilson, partner with Grant Bennett Public Accountants.
For 90 years, United Way California Capital Region has actively
worked to address the community’s most pressing issues, now
focusing on innovative solutions related to high school
graduation rates, household financial stability and obesity.
United Way’s team of nonprofits, businesses, donors and
volunteers are working together to provide positive, measurable
results on these issues through United Way projects: STAR
Readers, $en$e-Ability and Fit Kids. Community members can give,
volunteer and advocate in support of the causes they care most
about, benefiting United Way and hundreds of nonprofits in
Amador, El Dorado, Placer, Sacramento and Yolo counties. United
Way is an independent, local affiliate of United Way Worldwide.
For more information, visit www.yourlocalunitedway.org .