A group of diverse community leaders who work with local staff to raise funds and awareness for Best Buddies.
Sacramento
Rebecca Cross
Physician Experience Line
Adventist Health
Keri Green
Special Education Teacher
Center High School
Tammy Hinds
Sr Deputy Probation Officer
Sacramento County
Hayden Ollister
Education Specialist
Roseville Joint Union High School
Jennifer Varanini Sanchez
Social Media Marketing
Micro-Documentaries LLC
Jennifer Sierras
Technology Executive and DEI Advocate
Magdeline Zogopoulos
Community Advocate
Tony Zogopoulos
President, Network Community Management
San Francisco
Rob Shilling, Board Chair
General Manager
Outfront Media
Brian Amador
General Manager
ClubSport
Tessie Amador
Sourcing Lead
Gas Operations, PG&E
Bruce Behnam
Managing Director
Global Client Account Director, Accenture
Sarah Coyne
Vice President
ValueAct Capital
John Deruiter
Construction Consultant
Google
Linda Goldstein
EVP, Customer Experience & Marketing
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
John Hammond
Outreach Ambassador
Civic Edge Consulting
Central California
Kelly Petersen, Board Chair
Fresno Unified School District
Jeff Jankovic
Initiative Foods
Ziang Her
Goosehead Insurance Agency
Reiko Rushing
Central Unified School District
Jamie Franklin
Community Medical Centers
Nicole Joaquin
Best Buddies Jobs Participant, Project SEARCH graduate
Los Angeles
Karl Lott, Board Chair
Partner
Holland & Knight
Ben Scott, Board Vice-Chair
Sr. VP of Operations
Paradigm Talent Agency
Lexie Ben-Meir
Student
Archer School for Girls
Shawn Egan
Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist
Google
Karen Leder
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Leder Group
Emily Levine
Senior Vice President
Career Group
John Poulos
Research and Development Associate
Propagate
Caley Versfelt
Receptionist
Entertainment Industry Foundation
Shail Versfelt
Designer
Versfelt Designs
San Diego
Jane Chambers, Board Chair
Pfizer
Lainey Brosnan
Advanced Clinical Laboratory Solutions
Sharon Carlson
Dr. Melanie Orthodontics
Eric Steinert
Seyfarth Shaw
Vesna Vasich
San Diego Unified School District
Honorary Board
Marco Dondero, San Francisco
Educator
Palo Alto Unified School District
If you are interested in being a part of our Advisory Board, and would like more information, please reach out to california@bestbuddies.org.
