Donate Online   Pledge card (PDF)   Governance What Sets Us   Apart Our Volunteer   Leadership Financial   Accountability Just For Youth Organizational   Structure A Brief History   of United Way Back     United Way is governed by a board of directors, comprised of local volunteers, who set policy, provide fiscal and material oversight and establish strategic direction.    2008 Board Chair     -   Peter Salmon International Food Network, Inc. 2008 1st Vice Chair     -   Kim Swartz Cornell University 2008 2nd Vice Chair     -   Mary Opperman Cornell University 2008 Treasurer     -   Carl Sgrecci Ithaca College 2008 Secretary and President     -   James Brown   Over 2,000 volunteers from across Tompkins County serve on committees and help set priorities, raise and distribute funds, and ensure that United Way meets its mission of community service.