United Way Elects Two New Board Members
September 9, 2013 – Two community leaders have been elected to
United Way California Capital Region’s board of directors. New
directors include Josh Needles of UPS and Dave Cable of Bank of
America.
“We are grateful to community leaders who step up to help lead
our local United Way so we can most effectively address our
community’s pressing issues in education, health and financial
stability,” said Victoria Kosha, interim United Way president and
CEO.
Needles is a staff manager and logistics and technology
professional at UPS in Sacramento, overseeing the day-to-day
operations of the Capitol Division that includes El Dorado, Napa,
Placer, Sacramento, Solano and Yolo counties. A resident of
Lincoln, he has volunteered for the Lincoln Girls Softball
Association and Western Placer Unified School District. He works
closely with Athletes vs. Cancer, the industry-wide fundraising
program that unites sports, sports fans and the community in the
fight against cancer. Needles has led eight successful United Way
Campaigns in his 13 years at UPS. He currently attends Thomas
Edison University and will graduate in 2014.
Cable started his career with Bank of America more than 28 years
ago after graduating from California State University of Chico.
He is now a senior vice president and the existing customer
credit executive, managing sites in Rancho Cordova, as well as in
Richmond, Va. Cable was instrumental in the development and
build-out of this new operation within Bank of America formed in
2008 that proactively manages Bank of America’s home equity line
of credit portfolio by mitigating risk and offering solutions to
customers encountering financial stress. He has held numerous
leadership positions during his career at Bank of America, which
include lending, credit administration, servicing, project
management, operations and fulfillment. Cable is a long-time
supporter and member of several United Way committees and has
chaired the Sacramento Area Bank of America Community Volunteers
for several years. He has received several awards from Bank of
America and United Way for his outstanding service and
volunteerism, including the 2007 California Leadership Award from
Bank of America. He earned his MBA in business finance from
Golden Gate University.
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.