Eliminating poverty by empowering individuals and strengthening communities
Community Action Agencies like United Community Action Partnership (UCAP) are governed by a tripartite board that is composed of one-third representation from the consumer sector (low-income individuals), one-third representation from the public sector (elected officials), and one-third representation from the private sector (representatives of business, industry, labor, faith-groups, law enforcement, education and other groups and interests in the community).
Through this composition, community members are both stakeholders and decision makers in achieving United Community Action Partnership’s mission of eliminating poverty by empowering individuals and strengthening communities. United Community Action Partnership is governed by a passionate, dedicated, and hardworking group of community members for each county we serve.
2022-2023 Board Members
Cottonwood County
- Rick Michael: Consumer
- Brian Schultz: Private
- Donna Gravley: Public
Jackson County
- Barbers McLain: Consumer
- Karen Zoch: (Treasurer/Fiscal) Private
- Jim Eignberg: Public
Kandiyohi County
- Heidi Olson: Consumer
- Dawn Weber: (Attorney) Private
- Duane Anderson: Public
Lincoln County
- Dorothy Popowski: (Secretary) Consumer
- Barbara Christion: Private
- Mic VanDeVere: Public
Lyon County
- Eleanora Monsen: Consumer
- Muriel Runholt: Private
- Todd Draper: Public
McLeod County
- Jen Enabnet: Consumer
- Nancy Fasching: (Past President) Private
- Nathan Schmalz: Public
Meeker County
- April Tuinnereim: Consumer
- Dana Kuhnaw: (Vice President) Private
- Paul Johnson: Public
Redwood County
- Marilyn Vogel: Consumer
- Lieah Prechel: Private
- Bob Van Hee: Public
Renville County
- Sara Meyer: Consumer
- Cindy Vosika: (President) Private
- Doug Erickson: Public
Non-Voting
- Head Start Policy Council: Marc Rothstein
- Early Education Consultant: Melanie Schultz
