Graciela Noriega Jacoby, COO at Heart of Florida United Way, has been honored as a 2024 Women Who Mean Business honoree by the Orlando Business Journal. Explore her remarkable journey of leadership, community service, and business excellence in Central Florida.
Heart of Florida United Way celebrates our Senior Vice President of Human Resources Jonathon Adler as one of the Orlando Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 honorees.
Explore the inaugural Coffee & Conversations event by Heart of Florida United Way during Black History Month, highlighting the significance of dialogue in fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion. Discover how this event amplified Black voices and encouraged a deeper understanding of Black history and culture within the organization.
Israel Navarro is now the Director of Quality Assurance and Training for 211 and Crisis Services at Heart of Florida United Way. Discover his journey from a 211 Supervisor to a leader committed to enhancing community support and service excellence.
Learn how Carolyn Shermer, Senior VP of IT at Heart of Florida United Way, recently completed the MIT Executive Program on Artificial Intelligence, giving her new insights into the role of AI in business innovation.
We’re proud to welcome Susan Makowski to the HFUW team as our new Vice President of Resource Development. With 20+ years of nonprofit and public sector experience, Susan’s leadership will be instrumental in driving our work forward. Prior to joining HFUW, she served as the Grants Manager for United Against Poverty Orlando and also served […]
Heart of Florida United Way is proud to announce our new Associate Vice President of Compliance and Risk Management, Yasmin Andre. Yasmin Andre has been with Heart of Florida United Way since 2016, originally working as the Ryan White Clinical Quality Manager and later as the Program Director for Ryan White programs. Yasmin has provided […]
Heart of Florida United Way is proud to announce our new Vice President of Resource Development, Parker Smith. Before arriving in Central Florida in 2021, Parker began his career serving as a legislative aide — working on political campaigns in his hometown of Cleveland, Cincinnati and throughout Ohio. After successfully managing a race for the […]
Congratulations are in order! Congrats to our Senior Vice President of Human Resources Jonathon Adler for being selected as a new board member of the Greater Orlando Society of Human Resource Management’s (GOSHRM) Board of Directors! GOSHRM has been an important resource for human resource professionals in the Central Florida community for over 65 […]
We have exciting news! Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) is proud to announce that our very own Senior Vice President of Donor and Volunteer Experiences Ashley Blasewitz is being recognized by the Orlando Business Journal as one of their 40 Under 40 honorees! Ashley leads the direction of our marketing and communications department and our […]
Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) is proud to announce that on Thursday, October 13, 2022, our very own Mikaela “Mika” Mendoza-Cardenal earned the Trailblazer Award at the Orlando Come Out with Pride Festival’s “We Shall Overcome: Celebrating LGBTQ+ Diversity” event. Mika is the Clinical Quality Manager for Ryan White Part B/General Revenue at HFUW. […]
Congratulations to our very own President and CEO Jeff Hayward on being named one of Orlando Magazine’s 50 Most Powerful in Orlando 2022. This list celebrates the exceptional leaders in our community who are making a difference in Central Florida. On the list, Jeff joins the likes of Pam Gould, President and CEO of Shepherd’s […]
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