Best Buddies in California
Statewide staff
State Director – Katelyn Quintero
Director, State Operations – Catherine Krukowski
Director, Communication & Stewardship – Jessie Glenn
Director, Programs – Melissa Peterson
Director, Jobs and Transitions – Julie Parrish
Deputy Director, Jobs Operations – Lor Mayne-Leduc
Los Angeles Office
State Headquarters
california@bestbuddies.org
11500 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 552
Los Angeles, CA 90064
Phone: 323.291.0118 | Fax: 323.291.0782
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Friendships
Director, Development – Samantha Garrick
Coordinator, State Operations and Programs – Sam Hersch
Program Supervisor – Andrea Morgan
Program Manager – Caroline Van Zant
Jobs
Jobs, Program Supervisor – Ben Bender
Employment Consultant – Alex Bass
Living
Residential Manager – Maisie Cherry
Fresno Office
california@bestbuddies.org
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
2600 E Cesar Chavez Boulevard
Suite 109
Fresno, CA 93721
Phone: 559.258.0088
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Alex Mendoza
Manager of Mission Advancement – Deanna Allen
Managers, Work-Based Learning – Elyse Hagen & Katie Lynn
Lead, Employment Consultant – Nicole Rodriguez
Employment Consultants – Jaylen Ochoa
Manager, Work Based Learning – Rebecca Chadbourne
Long Beach Office
california@bestbuddies.org
1 World Trade Center, 8th Floor (office 844)
Long Beach, CA 90831
Phone: 562.676.4348
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Manager, Job Development – Katherine Mayo
Jobs Program Supervisor – Faith Cardenas
Lead, Employment Consultant – Julie Kristoff-Ruiz
Employment Consultant – Jocelyn Lugo Kobayashi
Orange County
california@bestbuddies.org
25690 Commercentre Dr. Suite B
Lake Forest, CA 92630
Phone: 949.569.8100
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Erika Javier
Employment Consultant – Sabrina Cable
Program Manager – Aleezé Qamar
Sacramento Office
california@bestbuddies.org
1900 Point West Way, Suite 146
Sacramento, CA 95815
Phone: 279-346-5100
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Senior Manager, Job Development – Serena Durand
Managers, Work-Based Learning – Brittney Cunningham & Indra Ramirez
Manager of Mission Advancement – Lorraine Lomolino
Program Supervisors – Shalon Warner, Michelle Gentry, & Jennifer Sparks
San Diego Office
california@bestbuddies.org
3517 Camino del Rio South, Suite 203
San Diego, CA 92108
Phone: 619.790.7404 | Fax: 323.291.0782
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Deputy Director, Development – Kristinann Janishefski
Lead, Program Manager – Ana Cardenas
San Francisco Office
california@bestbuddies.org
901 Mission Street, Suite B13
San Francisco, CA 94103
Phone: 415.371.1169 | Fax: 415.371.1129
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CALIFORNIA
Employment Consultants – Jesse Bernardez & Hannah Kase
Program Manager – Jessaca Matheny
