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A group of diverse community leaders who work with local staff to raise funds and awareness for Best Buddies.

Sacramento

Kaylee Jones, Board Chair
Event and Project Planner
CalPERS 

Katina Aitkens
Best Buddies Ambassador

Danielle Christy
Educational Psychologist

Sara Cummings
Manager, Provider Content Integration
VSP Vision

Cynthia Hextell
Realtor
Hextell Real Estate Group

Jadie Heugel
Strategic HR Communications Consultant
Oracle Human Resources

Tammy Hinds
Sr Deputy Probation Officer
Sacramento County

Christopher Luebke
Education Specialist

Janya Sinha
Student

Tyler Sierras
Community Member

Kim Trigueiro
Special Education Department Program Specialist

Caroline Van Zant
Student
UC Davis

Magdeline Zogopoulos
In Memorium

San Francisco

Ken Seto, Board Chair
Senior Web Developer
Scientific Certification Systems

Thom Boharsik
Managing Director
Scorpio Insights

Tessie Amador
Sourcing Lead
Gas Operations, PG&E

Thom Boharsik
Chief of Staff, Transformation & Director
Solution Analysis

Sarah Coyne
Managing Partner
Fivespan Partners

Marco Dondero 
Honorary

Marcia Hutchinson
Founder and Product Manager
Pre-Seed Stealth AI Startup

Wesley Lam
Outreach Ambassador
Civic Edge Consulting

Kevin Lint
Managing Director
Accenture

Fresno

Kelly Petersen
Autism Inclusion
Bullard High School, Fresno Unified

Alicia Romer
Sr. Manager, Small Business Engagement
PG&E

Thao Tran
Systematic Advocate

Dave Castro
Executive Coach
Fresno County Office of Education

Shaneaya Garner
Director, Medical Surgical Services
Community Regional Medical Center

Brevin Morrison
Best Buddies Ambassador
Fresno Project SEARCH Graduate

Michelle Bradford
Business Owner
Custom Plus Construction

Los Angeles

Shawn Egan, Board Chair
Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist
Google

Ben Scott, Board Vice-Chair
Director, Administration
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP 

Lindsey Carter
Founder
Set Active

Benjamin Haworth
Student

Karen Leder
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Leder Group

Emily Levine
Sr. Vice President
Career Group Companies

Karl Lott 
Partner
Holland & Knight

Elissa McClure
Partner
Holland & Knight

Nataliya Mehta 
Founder & Jewelry Designer
LA Muse Gems

Greg Pearson 
Managing Director / Partner, Co-Head of Logistics for North American and European Real Estate Funds
Fortress Investment Group

Grey Watson 
Senior Director, US Marketing
Netflix

San Diego

Bennet Driscoll
Global Events Manager
Dell Technologies

Kimberly Hazard, Board Chair
Director of Operations
High Flying Foods

Mari Mayberry
Facilities Manager
JLL

Frances Aguilar
Student and Best Buddies Ambassador

Angie Reyes
Project Manager
Intact Technology

Kevin Stevenson
Broadcaster
KOCT

Shovan Vatandoust
Student

If you are interested in being a part of our Advisory Board, and would like more information, please reach out to california@bestbuddies.org.

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