Greater Ottawa County United Way &
Volunteer Center Announces Sylvia Geisler as New Executive
Director
March 2, 2004 - Greater Ottawa County
United Way & Volunteer Center Board of Directors
is proud to introduce Sylvia Geisler as the organization’s
newly appointed Executive Director. Geisler, who has
been with the United Way movement for almost 20 years,
will officially start her position with United Way &
Volunteer Center on April 1, 2004.
“We are really excited that Sylvia has joined
our organization,” says Bob Rander, Board President
for Greater Ottawa County United Way & Volunteer
Center, “Sylvia comes with nearly 20 years of
United Way experience, having been executive director
of four other United Ways similar to our size. In speaking
with Sylvia, we were very impressed with her leadership
qualities, the ideas she outlined for moving the organization
forward and her enthusiasm for Greater Ottawa County
United Way & Volunteer Center.”
Geisler has served as Chief Professional Officer for
Butler County United Way in Hamilton, Ohio; Tompkins
County United Way in Ithaca, New York; United Way of
Acadiana in Lafayette, Louisiana; and United Way of
Delaware County in Delaware, Ohio. In addition to successful
fundraising, Geisler has been highly engaged in community
collaborations and coalitions that tackled larger issues
and worked toward improving the quality of life for
all members of the community.
“I am delighted to be coming to this beautiful
community and to be able to work with committed and
dedicated community leaders and volunteers.” Says
Geisler, “The step taken to establish a countywide
organization is an indication of wanting to provide
quality services and to place United Way & Volunteer
Center in a leadership role in furnishing solutions
to community wide problems. I am excited and honored
to be a part of this movement and to lead an organization
that shares my values and mission.”
Geisler, born and raised in Saddle Brook, New Jersey,
is currently living in Anna Maria, Florida with her
husband, Richard. She has two grown children who live
in Ohio with their families. Geisler is a graduate of
Otterbein College with a BA in Psychology and Sociology.
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