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SANTA BARBARA (Aug. 10, 2023) — Steve Ortiz, president and CEO of United Way Santa Barbara County, has been elected to the United Way Worldwide Board of Trustees.
Ortiz was confirmed after a global vote at the organization’s annual membership meeting on July 26, making him the newest member of the worldwide board. Ortiz’s confirmation was made possible by United Way Worldwide’ new governance policies, which were approved last year by the global membership and included the requirement that four CEOs of United Way member organizations across the network be added to UWW’s Board of Trustees. Ortiz has been elected as one of the first of these member CEOs and will serve a three-year term.