Meet Our Team

Our Richmond headquarters houses the majority of our staff, as well as our administrative functions. Five regional offices located across the state are dedicated to supporting Special Olympics Virginia programs and volunteers within their community: Richmond, Northern Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia Beach, and Blacksburg.

Meet Our Team

Richmond
Northern Virginia
Harrisonburg
Virginia Beach
Blacksburg

Richmond

David Thomason

President
804.726.3033

Brittany Beckwith

Manager of Special Events
804.612.1604

Anna Bocknek

Director of Athlete Leadership

Kelli Bonner

Director of Advancement
804.726.3028

Emily Bower

Administrative Assistant
804.726.3020

Emily Bridgman

Administrative Services Manager
804.726.3019

Matt Butta

Director of Development
804.380.6797

Alison Carlin

Rappahannock Region Director

Holly Claytor

Vice President,
Development & Communications
804.726.3025

Kim D'Errico

Vice President,
Finance & Administration
804.726.3038

Lisa Garnett

Director of Human Resources
804.726.3026

Sara Harder

Assistant Vice President, Unified Champion Schools
804.726.3032

Allison Hearn

Director of Finance/Controller
804.612.1601

Katelynn Howell

Senior Director of Development
804.726.3024

Alyssa Isaksen

Central Unified Champion Schools Director

Sherri Kelly

Salesforce Administrator
804.612.1603

Laura Longmire

Data Entry Specialist

Tyler Martin

Director of Mission Integration
540.479.6918

Sage Massie

West Unified Champion Schools Director

Pam McClure

Executive Assistant &
Administration Manager
804.726.3027

Pam Mines

Capital Region Director
804.726.3035

Will Parcell

Program Events Manager

Dave Pawlowski

Vice President,
Sports, Health & Fitness
804.726.3034

Val Reinford

Vice President,
Program
804.726.3036

Bryan Schubring

Assistant Vice President, Sports & Mission Integration
804.612.1606

Katelynn Sherrill

Accounting Specialist
804.726.3039

Aliza Tekavec

Director of Marketing Outreach
804.726.3031

Northern Virginia

Alex Burns

Digital Content Coordinator
703.359.4301

Ellen Head

Assistant Vice President, Development & LETR
703.359.4301 ext. 1

Veronica Jennings

Assistant Vice President, Local Program Services
703.359.4301 ext. 3

Nicole Kratzer

Director of Special Events / Northern Virginia
703.359.4301 ext. 2

Kelly Long

North Unified Champion Schools Director
703.359.4301 ext. 0

Mariela Monterrosa Rodriguez

Visual & Digital Communications Manager
703.359.4301 ext. 5

Sean Wallach

Senior Director of Brand & Marketing
703.359.4301 ext. 4

Margaret White

Director of Sports and Competition
703.359.4301 ext. 6

Kareem Burgess

Potomac Region Director

Harrisonburg

Mike Gangloff

Shenandoah Region Director
540.433.7475

Virginia Beach

Tysha Austin

Tidewater Region Director
757.962.1575

Mckenzie Dunford

Manager of Special Events
757.962.1575

Mattie Fitzgerald

Director of Development
757-962-1575

Jenn Greene

Southeast Unified Champion Schools Director

Izzy Nelson

Director of Events
757-962-1575

Blacksburg

Erin Bryant

Project Manager
540.951.2918

Nancy Morehouse

Senior Director,
Southwest Region &
Unified Sports Specialist
540.951.2918

Board of Directors

Leadership
Members
Ex Officio

Leadership

Courtney Beamon

Chair
President
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

David Thomason

President & CEO
Special Olympics Virginia

Steven Escaravage

Vice-Chair
Sr. Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Richard D. "Rick" Palmieri

Treasurer
Partner
Williams Mullen

Elliot Eliades

Secretary
Director of New Product Development & Innovation (ret.)
Swedish Match

Michael Saxon

Immediate Past Chair
CEO
SXN Strategy Partners

Members

Bill Boddie Jr.

Director of Operations Services
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (Hardee’s)

Dr. Marcelle Davis, MBA

Vice President, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
VCU Health System

William Dixon

Senior Vice President
Pinnacle Financial Partners

Kaitlin Dykes

Special Olympics Athlete

Beth Eachus

Commissioner, Town of Vienna
Staff, Fairfax County Public Schools

Marc Elim

Sr. Vice President, Investment Officer
Wells Fargo Advisors

Nathon Horton

Area 6 Special Olympics Athlete

Brigid Klein, Esquire

Educator
Fairfax County Public Schools / SPED IA

Sheriff Karl Leonard

Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office

Ron Manilla

Tennis Pro Emeritus
Boar's Head Resort

Andrea Mann

Group Human Resources Manager
Enterprise Mobility/Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Joel Martin

Sr. Vice President/Private Client Advisor
Bank of America Private Bank

Brittny McGraw

News Chief
NASA Langley Research Center

Captain Jill Mills

Sr. Vice President
Association of Value Airlines

Chris Monger

VP, Supply Chain Technology
CarMax

Marc Tate

Executive Vice President, Federal Sales
Summit Technology Group

Olga Moshinsky Woltman

Founder/ VP, Strategic Communications
LemonSkies/The ALS Foundation

Ex Officio

Dr. Joy Cavagnaro

President
Access BIO

Carol-Estes-Williams

SOVA Parent and Unified Partner

Dr. Rick Meyers

Orthopedic Surgeon (ret.)
Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates

Kelly Mortensen

Treasurer & 1st Vice Chair
Advanta Flooring Inc.
Past State Deputy
Virginia Knights of Columbus

Dr. Chester Sharps

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
VCU Children's Hospital

Office Locations

RICHMOND HEADQUARTERS

3212 Skipwith Road, Suite 100
Richmond VA 23294
804.346.5544
804.346.9633 (fax)

NORTHERN VIRGINIA

11350 Random Hills Road, Suite 540
Fairfax VA 22030
703.359.4301
703.359.4306 (fax)
800.526.6131 (toll-free)

HARRISONBURG

21 Southgate Court, Suite 103
Harrisonburg VA 22801
540.433.7475
540.434.6508 (fax)
800.526.6133 (toll-free)

SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA

184 Business Park Drive, Suite 209
Virginia Beach VA 23462
757.962.1575
804.346.9633 (fax)
877.874.7462 (toll-free)

FREDERICKSBURG

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1996
Culpeper, VA 22701
540.479.6918

NEWPORT NEWS

Mailing Address:
184 Business Park Drive, Suite 209
Virginia Beach VA 23462
757.214.9098

SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA

1100 South Main Street, Suite B
Blacksburg VA 24060
540.951.2918
540.951.2979 (fax)
800.526.6132 (toll-free)