Become a Department Champion

Mission

To build and strengthen our community by bringing people and resources together to facilitate change.

Role of a Queen's United Way Champion

  • Increase awareness in the department/faculty of the need and impact
     
  • Attend virtual Champions orientation/education session
     
  • Share Impact of employee donations
    • Add images impact cards to emails
    • Information sharing
    • Ask your colleagues if they received the link to donate once campaign has launched; do they have any questions
       
  • Invite a United Way speaker to a department meeting.
    • These speakers come from diverse areas of service to speak about topics that best relate to your department/area.
       
  • Support the community through United Way donation drives if this appeals to the department
    • In-kind drives optional: food, mitts, socks, personal hygiene products, school supplies

Values

We will be known as an organization that:

  • Operates with integrity, transparency and accountability to the highest ethical standards to ensure public trust
  • Provides leadership in driving social change, partnerships and collaborative innovation
  • Respects community wisdom by considering diverse viewpoints
  • Harnesses and engages the talents and resources in our community to enhance a philanthropic culture
  • Promotes volunteerism through creating awareness and engagement

If you would like to become a champion,
contact our Department Champions Chair, Stacey Wolfrom at stacey.wolfrom@queensu.ca

Current Department Champions

Use the search box to find your department champion.
Can't find your department? Become a champion!

Name Department Email
David Gordon Geography and Planning gordond@queensu.ca
Jessica McCarthy Advancement jessica.mccarthy@queensu.ca
Alex Amodeo Faculty of Education (non-management) aa149@queensu.ca
Erin Couch Human Resources erin.couch@queensu.ca
Monika Holzschuh Languages/Literature/Culture holzschu@queensu.ca
David Detomasi Smith School of Business david.detomasi@queensu.ca
Christopher Pickles  School of Mining christopher.pickles@queensu.ca
Kelly Rathwell Smith School of Business kelly.rathwell@queensu.ca
Patti Castro Evaristo Health Sciences patti.evaristo@queensu.ca
Tom Harris Chemical Engineering thomas.harris@queensu.ca
Mark Green Civil Engineering greenm@queensu.ca
James Ligthart Vice-Principal Research Portfolio james.ligthart@queensu.ca