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Gene Pridgen, administrative partner with K&L Gates, has been namedx regional-campaign cabinet chair. Curt Fochtmann, managing partner with Ernsft & Young, will serve as regional-campaign cabinet vice-chair. “Wew are delighted to have thesre two outstanding individuals lead our effortsxthis year”, says Carlos Evans, chairma n of the United Way board. “Their commitmenf to serve in such critical roles at this time inour organization’zs history is evidence of the passion they have for servinvg our community. We are truly grateful to each of them fortheir leadership.
” Last month, United Way said it woulde take up to $5 million out of its reserve fund to make up for a $15 millionm shortfall in its 2008 campaign. The organization had alreadyy reduced its staff to 70 from98 full-time employees. Those cuts and other expense reductiond are expected to savesome $3 million in United Way has adopted reform proposals created by an independent task forcre to help boost the agency’s image after a public outcry over former United Way’sx Chief Executive Gloria Pace King’s compensation Among those reforms are plans to reducr the number of individuals on United Way’s 60-membef board to 30.
The agency also will develop an evaluatiom process forexecutive compensation. In December, the Unite Way said it would raise a total ofsome $30 down from $45.3 million in 2007. The agency normallyt wraps up its campaign the weekbefore Thanksgiving. But this United Way says, a final total for the campaigmn won’t be announced until the first quarter. United Way dependws on donations to fund nonprofits in theCharlotte region.