United Way Honors San Diegans for Leadership and Volunteerism
United Way of San Diego County has announced Maureen “Mo” King and Jonathan E. Vance as award winners for their consistently outstanding community leadership and volunteerism. They were honored during the nonprofit’s 95th birthday party at Cohn Restaurant Group’s new Coasterra.
“United Way brings together the passion, experience and resources to spark breakthrough community action throughout San Diego County, and we look forward to celebrating two individuals in San Diego who are doing exactly that,” said President and CEO Kevin Crawford. “Mo King, winner of the James F. Mulvaney Community Leadership Award and Jon Vance, winner of the Volunteer of the Year Naish Award are inspiring role models for our community.”
Point Loma resident Jon Vance wins the 2015 “Volunteer of the Year” Naish Award presented by United Way of San Diego County President and CEO Kevin Crawford.
Maureen “Mo” King is the recipient of the sixth annual James F. Mulvaney Community Leadership Award, given to a local leader who has demonstrated long-lasting, exceptional service to the San Diego community. The award is named for James (Jim) Mulvaney who maintained involvement in numerous nonprofit boards and organizations for 50 years.
King, a fourth generation Californian, has a long history of service to the San Diego community, including serving as a fundraising and management consultant for numerous nonprofit organizations and working with educational, cultural and human service institutions as both a speaker and facilitator.
The “Volunteer of the Year” Award, given to Jonathan E. Vance, recognizes an individual who has made a significant and sustained contribution to United Way as a volunteer and commemorates the extraordinary commitment of Jack Naish, a former board member and creative leader.
For the past eight years, Vance has served United Way as both chair and member of a variety of the organization’s boards, including immediate past chairman of the board of directors, past chair of committees including: the executive, executive search, finance and the campaign cabinet, as well as serving as representative for the San Diego Workforce Partnership Policy Board.
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