Jerry Newton, Director for Financial Services

Jerry has been with United Way of Santa Barbara County since 1994.  A native of Santa Barbara, he has nearly 40 years of experience in the finance/accounting field.  Jerry worked as an auditor/tax preparer for a local CPA firm in the 1960s, and later became the finance director of a local television station.  He has also managed his own accounting practice in Phoenix, Arizona before returning to Santa Barbara.

Judy Goodbody, Gift Planning Services Officer

Judy has been with United Way of Santa Barbara County since 2000. Judy is a Registered Investment Principal and a licensed tax consultant.  She was a credit union investment advisor prior to joining the staff at United Way, where she oversees endowment and gift planning programs and assists donors and their professional advisors with complex charitable giving.

Steve Ortiz, Director for Workplace Development

Since 2005, Steve's responsibilities at United Way have included workplace and corporate fundraising, volunteer management, agency relations, event planning, strategic planning and marketing. Before joining United Way, Steve was a Financial Manager- Contract Negotiations and Purchasing for a local organization.  He has also served as a loan consultant and financial advisor in Los Angeles. In 2004, Steve completed three Bachelor Degrees at the University of California Santa Barbara - Business/ Economics, Global Studies with an emphasis in Economics and Politics, and Spanish. Recent accomplishments include UCSB’s Seventh Annual Business Plan- First Prize Award for Excellence in Business Writing. Specialty Merchandise Corporation and the University of California Writing Program sponsored the award.

Jerry Bellamy, Project Leader, Power of Partnership Initiative

Jerry has been involved with the Santa Barbara community since 1973, working with Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Raphael Parishes and as Director of Youth Ministry for Santa Barbara County. Bellamy enjoyed a successful management career in the electronics and insurance industries, including Joslyn Electronics, before transitioning full time to the nonprofit sector. His most recent position was in the Development Department at the Santa Barbara Trust for Historic Preservation. Bellamy attended St. John’s seminary in Camarillo and did post-graduate work at St. John’s Theology.

Bellamy has been honored with the Amigo del Año award for Community Involvement by the Santa Barbara Concilio de la Raza and has served on the boards of Open Roads, Child Abuse Listening & Mediation (CALM), and Old Spanish Days. He has taught English as a Second Language at SBCC Adult Education for twenty-four years.