Howard N. Stewart, president and CEO of AGM Container Controls, takes over as chair of the board of directors of United Way of Tucson and Southern Arizona for 2016-2017, succeeding Daisy Jenkins of Daisy Jenkins & Associates LLC.
Edmund Marquez, the owner of Edmund Marquez Allstate Agencies, is joining the board and is the 2016-2017 campaign chair.
Ten other local executives also are joining the United Way board:
- Collette Brown, regional community development manager, Freeport McMoRan;
- Robert S. Campbell, senior partner, New York Life;
- Kathy Carlisle, site operations manager, IBM Tucson;
- Tom Dickson, CEO, Banner University Medical Center;
- Linda Drake, chief pathfinder and founder, Trailblazer Advisors;
- Neal Eckel, attorney, Durazzo, Eckel & Hawkins PC;
- Darryl Hawkins, senior leader, Comcast Cable;
- Lee D. Lambert, chancellor, Pima Community College;
- Jill Malick, vice president and business banking manager, Wells Fargo;
- Catherine D. Merrill, deputy project manager, Steward Observatory, University of Arizona.
“United Way and our community will benefit from their executive experience and expertise and their commitment to improving the lives of children, families and seniors,” said R. Tony Penn, United Way president and CEO, in a news release.
Stewart has been on the United Way board since 2014. He was the United Way campaign chair in 2014-2015.
