Meet Our Team

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

Meet Our Team

Richmond
Lynchburg
Northern Virginia
Fredericksburg
Harrisonburg
Virginia Beach
Newport News
Blacksburg

Richmond

David Thomason

President
804.726.3033

Roy Zeidman

Senior Vice President
804.726.3022

Karen Acuto

Athlete Data Specialist
804.726.3030

Amber Bayton

Director of Development
804.726.3023

Kelli Bonner

Director of Advancement
804.726.3028

Emily Bower

Administrative Assistant
804.726.3020

Emily Bridgman

Administrative Services Manager
804.726.3019

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

James River Region Director
804.726.3032

Allison Hearn

Director of Finance/Controller
804.612.1601

Casey Henderson

Director of Fitness and Events
703.728.7191

Katelynn Howell

Director of Development, Central Virginia
804.726.3024

Laura Longmire

Data Entry Specialist

Pam McClure

Executive Assistant &
Administration Manager
804.726.3027

Pam Mines

Capital Region Director
804.726.3035

Dave Pawlowski

Vice President,
Sports, Health & Fitness
804.726.3034

Val Reinford

Vice President,
Local Program Services
804.726.3036

Bryan Schubring

Senior Director of Sports & Competition
804.612.1606

Katelynn Sherrill

Accounting Specialist
804.726.3039

Aliza Tekavec

Director of Marketing Services
804.726.3031

Lynchburg

Lisa Wimbush

Piedmont Region Director
434.582.4712

Northern Virginia

Alex Burns

Digital Content Coordinator
703.359.4301

Ellen Head

Senior Director of Development,
Northern Virginia & Law Enforcement
Torch Run Specialist
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

Administrative Assistant

Mariela Monterrosa Rodriguez

Visual & Digital Communications Coordinator
703.359.4301

Sean Wallach

Director of Marketing & Outreach
703.359.4301 ext. 4

Margaret White

Potomac Region Director
703.359.4301

Fredericksburg

Tyler Martin

Rappahannock Region Director
540.479.6918

Harrisonburg

Mike Gangloff

Shenandoah Region Director
540.433.7475

Virginia Beach

Tysha Austin

Southeast Region Director
757.962.1575

Mattie Fitzgerald

Director of Development
757-962-1575

Izzy Nelson

Director of Events
757-962-1575

Mckenzie Dunford

Manager of Special Events
757.962.1575

Newport News

Ali Barnard

Peninsula Region Director
757.214.9098

Blacksburg

Deana Filipiak

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

Michael Saxon

Chair
CEO
SXN Strategy Partners

David Thomason

President & CEO
Special Olympics Virginia

Kelly Mortensen

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

Elliot Eliades

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

Dr. Joy Cavagnaro

Immediate Past Chair
President
Access BIO

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

David Decatur

Sheriff
Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Chelsea Gaughran

Athlete Representative, Global Messenger & Richmond Young Professionals Board Member
Wash Your Way RVA

Chris Hall

Eastern Region Supervisor
Virginia Natural Gas

Carly Kimball

Executive Vice President/Chief Performance Officer
Leidos

Brigid Klein, Esquire

Educator
Fairfax County Public Schools / SPED IA

Jim Kuznar

Regional Vice President
Playfly Sports

Andrea Mann

Group Human Resources Manager
Enterprise Mobility/Enterprise Holdings Inc.

Joel Martin

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

Danny Meyer

President and Co-owner
Dallan Construction, Inc.

Captain Jill Mills

Washington Chief Pilot
United Airlines

Richard D. "Rick" Palmieri

Partner
Williams Mullen

Marc Tate

Executive Vice President, Federal Sales
Summit Technology Group

Amy Wolfe

Vice President, Head of Virtual Physical Damage
GEICO

Olga Moshinsky Woltman

Founder/ VP, Strategic Communications
LemonSkies/The ALS Foundation

Ex Officio

Courtney Beamon

President
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

Steven Escaravage

Sr. Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Donnie Knowlson

Vice President Sales and Marketing (ret.)
Farm Bureau Alliance

Dr. Rick Meyers

Orthopedic Surgeon (ret.)
Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates

Dr. Chester Sharps

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
VCU Children's Hospital

Office Locations

Richmond Location

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

Lynchburg Location

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4533
Lynchburg VA 24502
434.582.4712
434.582.4713 (fax)

Northern Virginia Location

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

Harrisonburg Location

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

Virginia Beach Location

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

Fredericksburg Location

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1996
Culpeper, VA 22701
540.479.6918

Newport News Location

Mailing Address:

184 Business Park Drive, Suite 209
Virginia Beach VA 23462

757.214.9098

Blacksburg Location

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