Patty Winterburn, the Indian River Community College provost for Martin County, will be the United Way of Martin County’s campaign chair for 2007-08 

She succeeds Richard Levine, the vice president and general manager of Macy’s, who was the campaign chair for 2006-07.

Ms. Winterburn will lead the Campaign Team, whose role is to set and achieve a campaign goal that will help advance the common good in Martin County. The Campaign Team will have its orientation meeting at 3 p.m. July 12 at IRCC’s Chastain Campus on Salerno Road in Stuart.

She already has been helping United Way plan activities to kick off the campaign. Included in the plans is a Campaign Kickoff “Pep Rally” Breakfast at IRCC on Sept. 28 and a Community Leader Golf Outing on Aug. 17 at Martin Downs Country Club.

“United Way is observing 35 years in Martin County, and we will be emphasizing the role of business and community leaders past, present and future in making United Way a success,” Ms. Winterburn said.

Ms. Winterburn is a longtime resident of Martin County, having lived in Jensen Beach for 20 years. She has been with IRCC since 1991, and was formerly a teacher with the Martin County School District.

She began her career with IRCC as a tech prep coordinator and then became the provost in 1996. The Martin County campus serves more than 6,500 students annually and under her leadership has grown to become a full-service campus.

In addition to her role at IRCC and her leadership with United Way, Ms. Winterburn also serves on the boards the American Red Cross, the Business Development Board, the Martin County Economic Council, and the Clark Advanced Learning Center Management Board.

For more information about United Way of Martin County, please visit www.unitedwaymartincounty.org or call (772) 283-4800.