ORLANDO, Fla. (April 23, 2009) – Heart of Florida United Way (HFUW) has announced the election of Karen Dee, President & CEO of Fifth Third Bank; Chief Val Demings, Chief of Police for the City of Orlando; and Carol Wick, CEO of Harbor House to the 2009-2010 Board of Directors. These elections bring the total number of community representatives on the HFUW Board of Directors to 33.
Dee was named President and CEO of Fifth Third Bank (Central Florida) in December 2008. After joining the company in 2006, she was quickly promoted to head of Retail Banking just three months later. Prior to joining Fifth Third Bank, her entire career had been with Wachovia Bank in the Greater Tampa Bay Area, where her community involvement included participation on the Board of Directors for United Way of Tampa Bay, the Tampa Bay Partnership, University of South Florida Foundation, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center and Clearwater Regional Chamber of Commerce.
In December 2007, Chief Demings was named the Chief of Police for the City of Orlando, having
served on the force for nearly 23 years during which she helped command nearly every division. Her community involvement beyond her role as Chief of Police encompasses youth mentoring as founder of Operation Positive Direction and serving for numerous community and civic organizations, such as Chairman and Vice President of the Board of Directors of the Central Florida Police Athletic League; volunteer with the YMCA Achievers Program; advisory board member for Orange County Family Services Program and member of the Regional Commission on Homelessness – just to name a few.
Wick assumed the role of CEO of Harbor House, the Orange County Center Against Domestic Violence and the county’s only certified Domestic Violence Shelter and United Way partner agency, in 2006. She has extensive experience working not only in the field of women’s issues, but in child abuse and domestic violence. In the past 17 years, she has worked on various women’s and children’s issues such as the National Council on Crime and Delinquency study on the status of girls in prison, best practices in gender responsive programming and quality assurance in the juvenile justice system.
“The election on Karen, Val and Carol further strengthens the leadership representation on our Board of Directors,” said Robert H. Brown, HFUW President & CEO. “Each already play an instrumental role as outstanding leaders in our community. Both their passion for the community and professional expertise comes at a very important time for Central Florida as United Way continues our transition to Investing in Results.”
For more information about Heart of Florida United Way, call 407-835-0900 or visit http://www.hfuw.org/.
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