Best Buddies Global Headquarters
Info@BestBuddies.org
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305.374.2233|Fax: 305.789.5577 |E-Fax: 305.372.5267F

Executive & Development Department
Founder, Chairman & CEO – Anthony K. Shriver
Chief of Staff – Maria Valle
Executive and Personal Assistant, Chairman – Shanasia Johnson
Vice President, Office of the Chairman – John Carlin
Senior Director, Best Buddies Ventures – Catherine Anne Markert
Senior Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Cecilia Elizalde
Director, Support and Training – Anais Rodriguez

Development, Marketing & Technology Department
Senior Vice President, Development, Marketing & Technology – Mark Lewis
Manager, Art & Merchandise Operations – Maddy Schnider

Best Buddies Challenge &  Camp Team:
Vice President, Cycling – Michael Collins
Senior Director, Ride Accounting & Administration – Alan Sakell
Senior Director, Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port – Patrick Shaughnessy
Senior Director, Communications & Marketing – Kalene Brennan
Director of Camps – Patrick Sansbury
Senior Development Associate; Best Buddies Challenges & Camps – Brennan Tickell
Manager, Communications and Development – Michael Weidenbrunch
Director, Best Buddies Challenge: Miami – Gunter Hermanni
Director, Cycling Experience – Richard Fries
Development Associate – Elizabeth Baladez
Community Engagement Associate – Vince Rhino

Special Events Team:
Vice President, Challenges, National Events & Special Projects – Scott Tracy
Senior Director, Special Events Logistics  & Operations – Megan Garcia
Senior Director, National Events & Breakaway Camps – Angelo Santa Lucia
Manager, Special Events Logistics – Marissa Mann
Manager, Special Events Operations – Melanie Perez

Development Team:
Senior Director of Engagement – Omaar Yemini
Senior Executive Assistant, Major Gifts & Planned Giving – Jennifer Tiel

Marketing Team:
Vice President, Marketing & Partnerships – Jessica Schwartz
Director, Development and Marketing – Rachel Engle
Director, Creative Design & State Marketing – Melissa Franco
Lead Graphic Designer – Stephanie Guzman

Communications Team:
Vice President, Communications – Nicole Maddox
Senior Director, Partnerships & Stewardship – Heather Gray
Manager, Stewardship and Administration – Maggie Quinn

Technology Team:
Vice President, Web & Database Operations – Jeremiah Angel
Senior Director, Web Operations – Drew Heinrich
Director, Email & Web Content – Lee Mosler
Director, Social Media & Digital Advertising – Mike Montero
Senior Database Administrator – Carl Remde

Data Operations:
Vice President, Data Operations – Jasmin Beckles
Database Administrator – Andrew Loughridge
Coordinators, Database – Patrick Daniels & Rocio De Maio
Data Entry Assistant – Joyce Goldman

Finance & Operations Department
Senior Director, Contracts – Lori Johnson-Edwards
Director, Finance – Angel Sanchez
Manager, Grant Accounting – Tomara Lee
Manager, Accounts Receivables – Carlos Sulbaran
Senior, Accounts Payable Specialist – Carolina Maltez
Junior Accountant – Harmony Clark
Billing Specialist – Barbara Fuentas

Human Resources & Operations Department
Vice President, Human Resources & Operations – Julie Torres
Director, Human Resources – Michael Turow
Senior Director, Training & Development – Corey Yugler
Director, Training & Development – Nubia Hung
Director, Benefits & Payroll – Angelica Zepeda
Manager, Compliance – Tiffany Taylor
Human Resources Manager – Taylor Negrin
Office Manager – Tatiana Taylor

State Operations & Programs Department
Senior Vice President, Global Mission, State Development & Operations – David Quilleon
Executive Assistant – Orla Roche
Administrative Assistant – Kaija Powell
Senior Director, Friendship Programs – Natalie Seibert
Deputy Director, e-Buddies – Amy Lenenfeld

Best Buddies Living Team:
Senior Director, Best Buddies Living – Holly Goshin
Director, Best Buddies Living – Julia Moluf & Morgan Shea Tansey
Residential Managers, Best Buddies Living – Erica Hadley, Naomi Harris, Michael Henry, Ben Bender, & Noemi Soto

Mission Team:
Senior Director, Mission Impact – Mia Mulholland
Senior Database Administrator – Bill Maurer
Director, Online Programs – Liz Thompson
Database Coordinator, Programs – Angelica Ribeiro
Director, Volunteer Engagement – Milli Protheroe
Director, Mission Operations – Liz Wolford

Leadership Team:
Senior Director, Leadership – Blake Campbell
Director, Leadership – Morgan Heartsfield
Director, Global Ambassadors – Ashley Simmens
Director, Transitions Program – Heidi Kalinowski
Director, Work Based Learning – Daniella de la Riva
Director, Transitions Support & Training – Whitney Michielssen

Jobs Team:
Senior Director, Jobs – Amber Coffman
Director, Jobs – Chris Dourov
Director, National Partnerships – Stephanie Rothey
Director, Jobs Operations – Kathy DiRusso
Deputy Director, Job Development – Emily Raich
Manager, National Partnerships – Katie Calton
Manager, Partnerships – Chelsea Guzman
Manager, Jobs – Fiona Carson
Assistant, Jobs – Nicole Joaquin

Government Relations Team:
Vice President, Government Relations – Lisa Derx
Senior Director, Federal Government Relations – Jennifer Marquez
Senior Directors, Government Relations –  Amanda Barrett, Liz Drennan, Jill Frank, & Jennifer Gelhardt
Directors, Government Relations –  Shelby Hall, Belinda Heldreth, & Meaghan Janaitis
Deputy Directors, Government Relations – Lisette Falk & Justin Magram
Government Relations Manager – Rachel Kolliopoulos

Talent Relations:
Vice President, Talent Relations – Mark Wylie

State Development & Mission Advancement
Vice President, Mission Advancement, State Development &  Expansion – Stephanie Moore
Vice President, State Operations – Missy Collins
Director, State Operations and Mission Advancement – Stephanie Bartley

Region 1: California, Hawaii, Indiana, Nevada, North Carolina,& Tennessee
Senior Director, State Operations – Jessica Wylie
Director, State Operations – Megan Moye

Region 2: Florida, Maine, New Hampshire, New York, & South Carolina
Senior Director, State Operations – Deona Cole

Region 3: Arizona, Illinois, Iowa, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Texas & Wisconsin
Senior Director, State Operations – Andrea Appleman
Director, State Operations – Jillian Schoonover

Region 4: Colorado, Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, & Virginia & D.C.
Senior Director, State Operations – Mae Mastrorio
Director, State Operations – Kelly Gardner

Region 5: Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico, Ohio, Oregon, & Washington
Senior Director, State Operations – Mia Pruzin
Director, State Operations – Jordan Lavallee

State Development & Signature Events:
Senior Director, Friendship Walks – Trevor Paxton
Director, Friendship Walks – Amanda Ferrando
Senior Director, Champion of the Year – Kaitlyn Rose
Director, Champion of the Year – Hannah Caudell
Senior Director, State Communications and Engagement – Lise Lozelle
Director, Corporate Engagement – Amy Colucci
Director, State Development Training and Resources – Kristen Starcher
Deputy Director, State Development & Communications – Haley Wilber
Coordinator, Friendship Walk Incentives – Alejandra Kaul

Expansion Team:
Senior Director, Expansion – Emily Hunt
Director, Mission Advancement – Kathleen McCormick
Regional Director, National Expansion – Arlet Coe
Lead, Program Manager – Gracie Barnum

International Programs & Development Department:
Vice President, International Programs & Development – Cary Ombres
Senior Director, International Programs – Jenny Allen
Director, International Development – Emma Zagar
Director, International Operations & Programs – Monica Moya
International Regional Director – Lexie Appleby
Manager, International Jobs & Transitions – Matthew Fernandez
Executive Coordinator – Nani Blanco

Grants Team:
Senior Director, Grant Development – Katie Stanton
Director, Grants – Jessica Gray
Grant Managers, Foundations & Grants – Emily Bruenderman, & Kelsey Gilson
Grant Manager – Hallie Mize

State Mission Advancement:
Director, Mission Advancement (CO/UT) – Rachael Fischer
Director, Mission Advancement (OK) – Grant McCarty

Best Buddies in Alabama
alabama@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Alabama
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ALABAMA

Director of Mission Advancement – Grace Anne Maughan

Best Buddies in Alaska
alaska@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Alaska
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ALASKA

Best Buddies in Arizona
arizona@bestbuddies.org
4527 North 16th Street, Suite 106
Phoenix, AZ 85016
Phone: 602.253.6463
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ARIZONA

State Director – Lisa Cleary
Director, Development – Sarah Grogger
Director, Programs – Nicole Paxton
Program Manager – Santana Thompson
Manager, Transitions Program – Maggie Miele
Manager, Job Development – Devon Haag

Best Buddies in Arkansas
arkansas@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Arkansas
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ARKANSAS

Best Buddies in California

Statewide staff
State Director – Katelyn Quintero
Director, State Operations – Catherine Krukowski
Director, Communication & Stewardship – Jessie Glenn
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 
Director, Programs – Melissa Peterson
Coordinator, State Operations and Programs – Sam Hersch
Program Supervisor – Andrea Morgan

Jobs
Employment Consultant – Athena Alderman

Living
Residential Manager – Ben Bender

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 – Rebecca Chadbourne & Jaylen Ochoa
Program Manager – Christopher Kawaguchi

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
Lead, Employment Consultant – Julie Kristoff-Ruiz

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

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
Manager, Job Development – Lily Holland
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

Director, Jobs and Transitions – Julie Parrish
Employment Consultants – Jesse Bernardez & Hannah Kase
Program Manager – Jessaca Matheny

Best Buddies in Colorado
colorado@bestbuddies.org
Progress coworking
Attn: Best Buddies
2340 Dayton St.
Aurora, CO 80010
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/COLORADO

State Director –  Rachael Fischer
Director, Programs and Operations – Chaya Howard
Deputy Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Madison Forristall
Senior, Program Managers – Katie Bishop & Abigail Vik
Employment Consultant – Tobi Dixon Payne

Best Buddies in Connecticut
connecticut@bestbuddies.org
74 Vine St.
New Britain, CT 06052
Phone: 203.234.3996
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CONNECTICUT

State Director – Lezlye Zupkus
Director of Development – Lisa Enright
Senior Program Manager – Bill White
Program Manager – Kady Allen

Best Buddies in Delaware
delaware@bestbuddies.org
4023 Kennett Pike, #415
Greenville, Delaware 19807
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/DELAWARE

Director, Mission Advancement – Kathleen McCormick
Lead Program Manager – Elsie Zajicek

Best Buddies in Florida

Statewide Staff
State Director – Andi Allen
Director, Development – Jaclyn Clark
Director, Operations – Gabe Lechleiter
Director, Jobs –  Raquel Linares
Deputy Director, Programs – Courteney Fitzgerald

Broward Office
broward@bestbuddies.org
3450 Lakeside Drive, Suite 304
Miramar, FL 33027
Phone: 954.449.6522 | Fax: 954.449.7649
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Senior Manager, Transitions Program – Ashley Naterpaul
Program Manager – Mika Bastien
Senior, Employment Consultant – Danielle Erblat
Employment Consultant – Carmen Peralta

Central Florida Office
centralflorida@bestbuddies.org
1001 North Orange Ave
Orlando, FL, 32801
Phone: 407. 898.0787 | Fax: 407. 367.4354
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Kaylyn Palmer
Senior, Program Managers – Brittany Bennett
Program Manager – Isabella Zayas-Dubón
Senior, Employment Consultant – mailto: QusheidaFields@bestbuddies.org

Ft. Myers Office
southwestflorida@bestbuddies.org
5237 Summerlin Commons Boulevard, Suite 105
Fort Myers, FL 33907
Phone: 239.275.2510
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director – Rebecca Boyd
Senior, Program Manager – Cody Eads
Program Manager – Kendall Miller

Miami Office
miami@bestbuddies.org
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 305.374.2233 | Fax: 305.374.5305
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Regional Director – Martha Lagarde
Deputy Director, Jobs Operations – Ana De Nobrega
Deputy Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Daniela Santana
Manager, Job Development – Vanessa Ulloa
Managers, Work-Based Learning –  Jessica Monteagudo, Raquel Paragas & Matt Rodriguez
Employment Consultant – Carmen Peralta
Program Manager – Caroline Bascombe & Mattie Zwerin

North Florida Office
jacksonville@bestbuddies.org
4600 Touchton Road East, Dearwood Park North
Building #100, Suite 150 (Office #103 & #104)
Jacksonville, FL, 32246
Phone: 904.296.0510 | Fax: 904.296.0511
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director, Development – Sarah Jeter
Program Managers – Jasmine Gray & Will Hynes

Palm Beach Office
palmbeach@bestbuddies.org
1655 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., Suite 401
West Palm Beach, FL 33401
Phone: 561.972.5312 | Fax: 561.557.2109
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Regional Director – Tricia Williams 
Lead, Program Manager – Tyler Jasensky
Program Manager – Torrance Bostic

Tampa Office
tampabay@bestbuddies.org
701 N Westshore Blvd.
Suite 203
Tampa, FL 33609
Phone: 813.254.9025 | Fax: 813. 254.9085
Operating hours: 9 AM – 5 PM
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/FLORIDA

Area Director –  Alexis Waltzer
Deputy Director, Jobs & Transitions – Raschel Pratt
Deputy Director, Communications and Stewardship – Meghan Lytle
Lead, Employment Consultant – Riley Stanley

Best Buddies in Georgia
georgia@bestbuddies.org
3379 Peachtree Road NE
Suite 700
Atlanta, GA 30326
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/GEORGIA

State Director – Stephen Barwick
Deputy Director, Development – Catherine Justice
Deputy Director, Programs – Doug Peters

Best Buddies in Hawaii

Oahu Office
hawaii@bestbuddies.org
PO BOX 2171
Ewa Beach, Hawai’i 96706
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/HAWAII

Director, Mission Advancement – Elizabeth Mahoe
Manager, Job Development – Jamy Nakanishi

Best Buddies in Idaho
Idaho@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Idaho
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/IDAHO

Best Buddies in Illinois

Statewide Staff
State Director – Adam Wilt
Director, State Operations & Programs – Erika Sodergren
Director, Jobs – Nicolette Cuttell
Deputy Director, Communications & Stewardship – Becca Impens
Coordinator, State Operations & Programs – Dana Wax

Chicago Office
Illinois@bestbuddies.org
500 N. Dearborn – Suite 730
Chicago, IL 60654
Phone: 312.828.9313
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ILLINOIS

Deputy Director, Development – Renn Arvanitis
Coordinator, Development –  Jeannette Bode
Program Managers – Zoe Koulos, Nora Moran, & Julia Provencher

Friendships
Program Supervisor – Abigail Gustafson

Jobs
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Ellen Morrell
Employment Consultants – Tekela Foster, Wyatt Langell & Aisha Yarrow
Lead Manager, Transition Program – Alison Yancey

Central Illinois Office
illinois@bestbuddies.org
7800 N. Sommer Street, Ste. 412
Peoria, IL 61615
Phone: 312.828.9313 | Fax: 309.215.5344
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/ILLINOIS

Area Director – Ryan LaCosse
Manager, Mission Advancement – Joe Marshall
Supervisor, Jobs – Heather Bouchez
Employment Consultants – Matt Medlin & Adrianne Watson-Agwu
Lead, Program Managers – Lanada Cunningham & Justina Jennings
Program Assistant – Tina Taylor

Best Buddies in Indiana
Indiana@bestbuddies.org
8604 Allisonville Road, Suite 165
Indianapolis, IN 46250
Phone: 317.436.8440
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/INDIANA

State Director – Jen Nanny
Director, State Operations & Programs – Mark Lantz
Manager, Mission Advancement – Avery VanMiddlesworth
Employment Consultants – Caitlyn Cook & Kim Harvey
Program Manager, Mission Expansion – Connor McIntosh
Program Manager, Volunteers – Kylie Krempp

Best Buddies in Iowa
Iowa@bestbuddies.org
7518 Hickman Road
Des Moines, IA 50324
Phone: 515-423-0522
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/IOWA

State Director – Ted Rives
Office Assistant – Micah Logan
Lead, Program Manager – Shelby Rietgraf
Program Manager – Nash VanBibber
Lead, Employment Consultant – Abigail Konecne

Best Buddies in Kansas
kansas@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Kansas
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/KANSAS

Best Buddies in Kentucky
kentucky@bestbuddies.org
3044 Bardstown Road, Box #1274
Louisville, KY 40205
Phone: 502.536.7876
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/KENTUCKY

Director, Mission Advancement – Joan Pannuti
Program Manager – Savanna Von Deylen

Best Buddies in Louisiana
louisiana@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Louisiana
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/LOUISIANA

Best Buddies in Maine
maine@bestbuddies.org
PO BOX 573
Cumberland, ME 04021
Phone: ‪(540) 418-6337
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MAINE

State Director – Rebecca Williams
Deputy Director, Programs & Operations – Shay Wilcox
Senior Program Manager, Waterville/Bangor – Cara Maloney
Lead Manager, Transitions Programs – Caroline Kiddie

Best Buddies in Maryland
maryland@bestbuddies.org
101 North Haven Street, Suite 205
Baltimore, MD 21224
Phone: 410.327.9812|Fax: 410.327.9816
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MARYLAND

State Director – Laura Nicolini
Administrative Assistant – Robert  Middleton
Director, Programs – Amber Yates
Deputy Director, Jobs & Transitions – Natalie Jansen
Manager, Transitions Program – Zoe Richards
Lead, Employment Consultant –  Wanda Williams
Employment Consultant – Anike Fortune
Lead, Program Managers – Kellie Bruce  & Tina Harris

Best Buddies in MA & RI

Statewide Staff
State Director – Kara Falcone
Director, Mission Advancement – Katelyn Labarre
Director, Transitions – Julianne Sullivan
Deputy Director, Programs – Aly Formichella
Deputy Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Victoria Swillum
Director, Jobs – Shiloh Murray
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Elizabeth Navarro

Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port

For questions regarding the Best Buddies Challenge, please contact PatrickShaughnessy@bestbuddies.org, call 786-960-0639, or visit bestbuddieschallenge.org/hp/.

Boston, Massachusetts Office
Regional Headquarters
massachusetts@bestbuddies.org
529 Main Street, Suite 202
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617.778.0522
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MARI

Coordinator, Operations – Mia Cronin
Coordinator, Development – Kelly O’Callaghan
Employment Consultant – Alli Chapdelaine,  Jeffrey Hoffman, & Jamie Larkin
Manager, Work-Based Learning – Lindsay Agro
Manager, Transitions Program – Michaela McCarthy
Lead, Program Manager – Paris Flynn
Program Managers – Mariam Antoine, Leah Ashton-Facin, & Isabelle Russo
Office Assistants – Ari Palefski & Blythe Brown

Worcester, Massachusetts Office
massachusetts@bestbuddies.org
51 Union Street, Suite 308
Worcester, MA 01606
Phone: 617.778.0522
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MARI

Senior Employment Consultant – Audrey Bushey
Lead, Employment Consultants – Fiona Carson &  Lizzy Dean
Employment Consultant – Jacob Brown
Lead Manager, Transitions – Julia Long
Manager, Transitions –  Arianna Amoroso
Senior, Program Manager – Michelle Hayes
Office Assistant – Tyrone Hicks

Ambassadors
Program Manager – Paris Flynn

Cape Cod
Program Supervisor – Pam Miller
Lead, Employment Consultant – Linda Saffle

Western MA
Manager, Mission Advancement – Makayla Syphrit

Rhode Island
Manager, Mission Advancement – Stephen Astone

Best Buddies in Michigan
michigan@bestbuddies.org
22681 Woodward
PO Box 20086
Ferndale, MI 48220
Phone: (517) 304-4959 | E-Fax: 305.372.5267

BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MICHIGAN

Director, Mission Advancement – Jonathan Ganci
Lead Employment Consultant – Natalie D’Angelo
Lead, Program Manager – Lydia Goff

Best Buddies in Minnesota
minnesota@bestbuddies.org
4570 W. 77th Street
Suite 240
Edina, MN 55435
Phone: 612.460.7440 | E-Fax: 305.372.5267
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MINNESOTA

State Director – Katey DeMarais
Deputy Director, Programs & Operations – Kai Walsh
Lead, Program Manager – Emma Jester

Best Buddies in Mississippi
mississippi@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Mississippi
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MISSISSIPPI

Best Buddies in Missouri
missouri@bestbuddies.org
9610 Continental Industrial Drive
Affton, Missouri 63123
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MISSOURI

State Director – Tim Bommarito
Program Supervisor – Jobs – Christine Ude
Lead, Program Manager – Jocelyn Bosch
Program Manager – Megan Derosier

Best Buddies in Montana
montana@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Montana
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MONTANA

Best Buddies in Nebraska
nebraska@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Nebraska
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEBRASKA

Best Buddies in Nevada
nevada@bestbuddies.org
6655 West Sahara Ave.
Suite B200-130
Las Vegas, NV 89146
Phone: (702) 822-2268
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEVADA

Director of Mission Advancement – Celeste Brooks
Deputy Director, Programs & Operations – Michele Vogan

Best Buddies in New Hampshire
newhampshire@bestbuddies.org
3 Executive Park Drive, Suite 211
Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 603-836-3473
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWHAMPSHIRE

State Director – Sarra Dennehy
Area Director – Sarah Brais
Deputy Director, Communications and Stewardship – Sara Anselmo
Senior, Program Manager – Jeannie Dallahi
Lead Program Manager – Mackenzie Whittet
Program Assistant – Nicole Tucker

Best Buddies in New Jersey
newjersey@bestbuddies.org
PO Box 5382
Clinton, NJ, 08809
Phone: 818.601.1829
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWJERSEY

Director Mission Advancement – Guinevere Garlow

Jobs
Manager of Work Based Learning – Rick Shingler
Employment Consultant – Emily Smith

Living
Residential Manager, Best Buddies Living – Sean Heaney

Friendship
Lead Program Manager – Gracie Barnum

Best Buddies in New Mexico
newmexico@bestbuddies.org
3507 Wyoming Boulevard NE, Suite A
Albuquerque, NM 87111
Phone: 505.299.2552 | Fax: 505.299.1459
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWMEXICO

Director, State Operations & Programs – Francisco “Paco” Reyes-Lopez

Friendships
Lead, Program Manager – Martha Mondragon
Program Manager – Brett-Morgan Nielsen

Jobs
Director, Jobs & Transitions Program – Roxanne Burgos
Lead, Employment Consultant – Paloma Ortega-Hart
Employment Consultant – Heather MacDougal
Manager, Job Development – Andrea Mikkelsen
Lead Manager, Transition Program – Lauri Davis
Manager, Transitions Program – Chaslyn Wenze

Best Buddies in New York

Statewide Staff
State Director – Sophie Shah
Director, Engagement – Caro Shriver
Director, Jobs and Transitions – Eileen Schwagerl
Director, State Operations & Programs – Rosie Arbittier
Deputy Director, Jobs and Transitions – Julianne Whaley

New York City Office
State Headquarters
newyork@bestbuddies.org
370 Lexington Avenue
Suite 506
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (718) 534-2041
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Director, Development – Brittany Carroll
Director, Sponsorships – Danielle Barone
Senior, Transitions Manager – Allie Tearney
Lead, Employment Consultant – Courtney McGrath
Lead, Program Manager – Kylie Schreck

Albany Office
newyork@bestbuddies.org
3 Schoolhouse Lane
Waterford, NY 12188
Phone: 212.220.8553
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Deputy Director, Development – Kate Nitti
Lead, Program Manager – Ryan Douglas

Rochester Office
newyork@bestbuddies.org
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585.259.4558
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Director, Mission Advancement – Lindsay Jewett
Deputy Director, Programs – Julie Miller
Lead, Program Manager – Leah Greenich
Lead, Transitions Managers – Kelly Boehm & Heidi Lersch

Long Island Office
newyork@bestbuddies.org
Phone: (718) 534-2041
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Lead, Program Manager – Marilyn Bonilla

Best Buddies in North Carolina
northcarolina@bestbuddies.org
10020 Monroe Road, Suite 210
Matthews NC, 28105
Phone: 704.246.8930
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NORTHCAROLINA

State Director – Meg Graybill
Director, Mission Advancement – Tammy Medlock
Deputy Director, Programs – Kelsey Warlick
Program Manager – Erin Vermillion
Employment Consultant – Ally Adams
Lead Manager, Transitions Program – Louise Kelley

Best Buddies in North Dakota
northdakota@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: North Dakota
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NORTHDAKOTA

Best Buddies in Ohio
ohio@bestbuddies.org 
PO Box 45353
Westlake, OH 44145
Phone: 614.928.3383
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/OHIO

Statewide Staff

State Director – Catlin Skufca

Northern Ohio / Cleveland

Senior Program Managers – Margaret Cook & Kim Fennell

Central Ohio / Columbus

Area Director, Central Ohio – Lily Harrison
Senior Program Manager – Shannon Wilson

Southwest Ohio / Cincinnati

Area Director, Southwest Ohio – Casey Goldman-Davis
Senior Program Manager – Alana Lorts

Best Buddies in Oklahoma
oklahoma@bestbuddies.org
6110 E 51st Place
Tulsa, OK 74135
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/OKLAHOMA

Director, Mission Advancement – Grant McCarty
Lead Program Manager – Melanie Pleasant

Best Buddies in Oregon
oregon@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies in Oregon
PO Box 506
Clackamas, OR 97015
P | (503) 877-4068
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/OREGON

Area Director – Leanne Goolsby Thompson
Lead Program Manager – Hannah Mack

Best Buddies in Pennsylvania

Philadelphia Office
pennsylvania@bestbuddies.org
640 Freedom Business Center, Suite 115
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 888.604.7376
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/PENNSYLVANIA

Director of Development – Kelly Bertolette
Program Manager – Olivia Steckman

Director, State Operations & Programs – Brianna Wolfle (STATEWIDE)

Pittsburgh Office
pennsylvania@bestbuddies.org
PO Box 5138
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Phone:888.604.7376
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/PENNSYLVANIA

Director of Development – Fallon DeRiggi
Program Manager, Mission Expansion – Megan Rodgers

State Director – Samantha Civitate (STATEWIDE)

Best Buddies in MA & RI

Statewide Staff
State Director – Kara Falcone
Director, Mission Advancement – Katelyn Labarre
Director, Transitions – Julianne Sullivan
Deputy Director, Programs – Aly Formichella
Deputy Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Victoria Swillum
Director, Jobs – Shiloh Murray
Program Supervisor, Jobs – Elizabeth Navarro

Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port

For questions regarding the Best Buddies Challenge, please contact PatrickShaughnessy@bestbuddies.org, call 786-960-0639, or visit bestbuddieschallenge.org/hp/.

Boston, Massachusetts Office
Regional Headquarters
massachusetts@bestbuddies.org
529 Main Street, Suite 202
Boston, MA 02129
Phone: 617.778.0522
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MARI

Coordinator, Operations – Mia Cronin
Coordinator, Development – Kelly O’Callaghan
Employment Consultant – Alli Chapdelaine,  Jeffrey Hoffman, & Jamie Larkin
Manager, Work-Based Learning – Lindsay Agro
Manager, Transitions Program – Michaela McCarthy
Lead, Program Manager – Paris Flynn
Program Managers – Mariam Antoine, Leah Ashton-Facin, & Isabelle Russo
Office Assistants – Ari Palefski & Blythe Brown

Worcester, Massachusetts Office
massachusetts@bestbuddies.org
51 Union Street, Suite 308
Worcester, MA 01606
Phone: 617.778.0522
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/MARI

Senior Employment Consultant – Audrey Bushey
Lead, Employment Consultants – Fiona Carson &  Lizzy Dean
Employment Consultant – Jacob Brown
Lead Manager, Transitions – Julia Long
Manager, Transitions –  Arianna Amoroso
Senior, Program Manager – Michelle Hayes
Office Assistant – Tyrone Hicks

Ambassadors
Program Manager – Paris Flynn

Cape Cod
Program Supervisor – Pam Miller
Lead, Employment Consultant – Linda Saffle

Western MA
Manager, Mission Advancement – Makayla Syphrit

Rhode Island
Manager, Mission Advancement – Stephen Astone

Best Buddies in South Carolina
southcarolina@bestbuddies.org
PO BOX 8043
Greenville, SC 29604
864-554-1455
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/SOUTHCAROLINA

State Director – Courtney Rambo
Lead Program Manager – Baylee Goode

Best Buddies in South Dakota
southdakota@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: South Dakota
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/SOUTHDAKOTA

Best Buddies in Tennessee
tennessee@bestbuddies.org
340 Seven Springs Way, Suite 750
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 615.891.2046
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TENNESSEE

State Director  – Will Macon
Deputy Director, Development – Carlie Long
Deputy Director, Eunie’s Buddies – Elise Cofer
Coordinator, Development – Stephanie Royer
Program Managers –  Avery Gilleland & Sarah Marcom
Residential Manager, Best Buddies Living – Erin Aymerich
Senior, Employment Consultant – Camille Tish

Best Buddies in Texas

Statewide Staff
State Director – Linda Kordek-Milton
Director, Operations – Thomas Moore
Director, Jobs and Transition Program – Cheyenne Jock
Deputy Director, Programs – Lauren Preischel
Manager Communications and Stewardship – Kaeli Magill

Austin Office
texas@bestbuddies.org
3571 Far West Blvd #21
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: 512.827.3480
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TEXAS

Area Director – Morgan Ilika
Program Manager – Taylor Sweezy
Employment Consultant – David Kosnosky

North Texas Office
texas@bestbuddies.org
1341 W. Mockingbird Lane, Suite 241-E
Dallas, TX 75247
Phone: 214.242.9908
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TEXAS

Director, Development – Tracy Churchman
Lead Program Manager – Courtney Huntley
Program Managers – Kristin Dryanski & Erika Hoffpauir
Employment Consultant – George Ra’Mon

Houston Office
texas@bestbuddies.org
13100 Northwest Fwy, Suite 310
Houston, TX 77040
Phone: 832.673.0305 | Fax: 832.673.0304
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TEXAS

Area Director – Amanda Campbell
Employment Consultant – Britney Eason
Program Managers – Annastasia Clement & Jazmyne Escobar

Best Buddies in Utah
utah@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/UTAH

Best Buddies in Vermont
vermont@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Vermont
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/VERMONT

Best Buddies in Virginia & Washington, D.C.

Virginia Office
virginia-dc@bestbuddies.org
1961 Chain Bridge Road
Mall D3L
McLean, VA 22102
Phone: 833.646.6828
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/VADC

State Director – Molly Whalen
Director, Development – Mary Schafhauser
Director, Operations and Programs – Caroline Fleury
Development Coordinator – Sidonia Cannon
Manager of Transitions – Erin Ijzer
Coordinator, Programs & Operations – Jack Beckner
Program Supervisor – Veah Velasco
Lead, Program Managers – Claire Pascocello
Employment Consultants – Samaria Dellorso, Jack Massingill, & Molly McCabe

Living
Residential Manager, Union Market – Erica Hadley
Residential Manager, Georgetown – Noemi Soto

Best Buddies in Washington
washington@bestbuddies.org
3120 139th Ave SE
Unit 5-112
Bellevue, WA 98005
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/WASHINGTON

State Director – Emma Croston
Director, Jobs & Transitions Program – Sheri Dean
Senior, Employment Consultant – Cate Slade

Best Buddies in West Virginia
westvirginia@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: West Virginia
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/WESTVIRGINIA

Best Buddies in Wisconsin
wisconsin@bestbuddies.org
10425 West North Avenue #340
Wauwatosa, Wi 53226
Phone: 414.271.1470|Fax: 414.271.1469
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/WISCONSIN

State Director – Laura Brackett
Director, Development – Caroline Tyson
Program Supervisor – Jaimee Hrabik
Lead, Employment Consultant – Mary Quinn
Program Manager – Megan Messmer

Best Buddies in Wyoming
wyoming@bestbuddies.org
Best Buddies International Headquarters
Expansion Team: Wyoming
100 Southeast Second Street, Suite 2200
Miami, FL 33131
Phone: 1-800-89-BUDDY (28339)
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/WYOMING