A history of commitment
In 1985, business owner Bill Mays and attorney Fay Williams formed the Minority Key Club in order to demonstrate the impact of the contributions of the African-American community. The first year, 11 members contributed more than $13,000.
Today, the Minority Key Club is known as the Diversity Leadership Circle and has expanded to include all diverse populations. As with the Key Club, each member is recognized for pledging $1,500 or more to United Way of Central Indiana each year. Today’s Diversity Leadership Circle boasts 400 members and accounts for more than $1.1 million in contributions.
Diversity Leadership Circle members understand how important United Way’s mission of supporting vital human services in the present while also helping kids succeed in school and beyond, thereby reducing needs for the future. Click here to view a current roster of members.
As the nation’s first United Way minority giving program, the Diversity Leadership Circle serves as a model for similar programs all across the country. With a remarkable record of giving, the Diversity Leadership Circle has exceeded the previous year’s giving every year.
The Diversity Leadership Circle serves as a way for United Way to recognize the minority leaders in our community for their volunteer efforts and financial contributions. United Way of Central Indiana regularly organizes special events and networking opportunities just for Diversity Leadership Circle members. In addition, members are listed in our widely-distributed Community Leaders Book.
 2009 Chair – Marvin L. White
System Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, St. Vincent Health
Marvin White’s responsibilities include finance, materials management, accounting, patient financial services and managed care for all 18 St.Vincent Health ministries as well as 36 joint ventures.
Prior to joining St.Vincent Health in 2008, Marvin served as executive director and chief financial officer at Eli Lilly & Company’s LillyUSA, where he was a member of the operations committee. Marvin also held Eli Lilly leadership positions in Corporate Finance and Investment Banking in the Corporate Strategy Group, and was the company’s executive director and assistant treasurer.
Born in Jacksonville, Fla., he received a Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Wilberforce University in 1984 and a Master of Business Administration in finance from Indiana University in 1989.
Marvin joined General Motors in Illinois in 1984 and Hewlett Packard in Atlanta in 1989, holding various supervisory and financial assignments. In 1993, he joined Motorola’s Cordless Operation as operations controller and in 1995 was named senior operations controller for the Japan Cellular Division. He moved to Singapore in 1997 as the South Asia divisional controller for Motorola’s Cellular Sector and later became the Latin America divisional controller for the same sector.
Marvin was the immediate past chair of St.Vincent Indianapolis Hospital Board of Directors, and currently serves on the boards of Ryla Teleservices in Atlanta, St.Vincent Foundation, Advantage Health Solutions, Inc. and Marian College. He also is a campaign cabinet member of United Way of Central Indiana. Marvin has been very active with Center for Leadership Development of Indianapolis and Big Brothers Big Sisters. Additionally, he is a past member of the Arts Council of Indianapolis and the Lynxx Capital Corporation Investment Committee.
Marvin is a member of Eastern Star Church, and he, his wife Gennifer, and two children, Michelle and Michael, reside in Indianapolis.
For more information
For more information about the Diversity Leadership Circle, please contact Charles Young at charles.young@uwci.org or 317.921.1202.
Note: Membership is limited to those who contribute $1,500 or more to support United Way of Central Indiana and/or its partner agencies. Designations to non-United Way agencies will not count toward membership.
Photos from Past Events
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