Big Names Drive United Way, Cushion Downturn
By SHERRI CRUZ
Orange County Business Journal Staff
The board of Orange County United Way could be mistaken for one anywhere in Corporate America.
Members include executives from Boeing Co., Ingram Micro Inc., Automobile Club of Southern California, Angels Baseball LP and Irvine Company.
The big names give the nonprofit’s board a decidedly “corporate feel,” said Chief Executive Maria Chavez Wilcox, with a focus on financial reports and return on investments.
They also give Orange County United Way, a local affiliate of Alexandria, Va.-based United Way of America, a fundraising network most nonprofits would die for.
