Our Speaker is Michael Brazier, CEO & President of United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra
Michael Brazier serves as the CEO and President of United Way of Northern Nevada and the Sierra (UWNNS). He leads staff and volunteers toward having a measurable impact on the organization's 12 counties, Carson City, and Lake Tahoe Basin service area. Under Michael's leadership, UWNNS secured funding to plan and launch the United Readers program, which will focus on developing literacy of children birth to age eight. Most recently, Michael led UWNNS's response to COVID-19, including implementing a fund that provided over $600,000 worth of immediate basic need services and launching Delivering with Dignity Reno-Sparks, a program to feed our most vulnerable neighbors in partnership with Lt. Governor Kate Marshall. Michael is committed to guiding UWNNS as it moves from responding to rebuilding a stronger thriving northern Nevada.