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Global Headquarters - Miami, FL

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

International Offices

Best Buddies Bolivia
Alexia Zegarra
Executive Director
Phone: +591 7932-4251 / +591 7975-8115
Bolivia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/bolivia

Best Buddies Brazil
Roberta Cruz Lima
Executive Director
Rua José Maria Lisboa 463
CEP: 01423001- São Paulo, Brazil
Phone: +55 11 96192-3039
Brazil@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/brazil

Best Buddies Canada
Jennifer Appleby
Executive Director
3250 Bloor Street West,
East Tower, Suite 600,
Toronto, ON, M8X 2X9, Canada
Phone: +1-416-531-0003 / +1-888-779-0061
info@bestbuddies.ca
bestbuddies.ca

Best Buddies Chile
Alejandra Escobar Peñaloza
Executive Director
Avenida Bustamente 250 of 102B
Providencia, Santiago de Chile
Phone: +56 9 91654548
Alejandraescobar@bestbuddieschile.org
bestbuddieschile.org

Best Buddies China
Michelle Xuehong Wang
Program Manager
Rongai Rongle Family Support Center for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
Beijing Image Compound
602#, Building 1
Haidian District, Beijing 10010
Phone: +132 6991 3825
wangxh@co-inclusion.org
bestbuddies.org/china

Best Buddies Colombia
Olga Lucía Lacouture
Presidente Consejo Directivo y Fundadora
Alejandra Arenas
Executive Director
Carrera 7b Bis # 124-58
Bogotá, Colombia
Phone: +57 1 702 60 44
Contactenos@bestbuddies.com.co
bestbuddies.org.co

Best Buddies Costa Rica
Luis Flores Jimenez
Executive Director
Phone: +506 8369 1359
CostaRica@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/costa-rica

Best Buddies Cyprus
Gavriela Savvidou
Executive Director
Cyprus@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/cyprus

Best Buddies Croatia
Nancy Perovic
Executive Director
Phone: +385 99 643 5212
Croatia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/croatia

Best Buddies Dominica
Beverly Leblanc
Executive Director
Circle of Friends/Achievement Learning Centre
Phone: +17676131959
Dominica@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/dominica

Best Buddies Dominican Republic
Patricia Alcantara
General Coordinator
Phone: +1 849 880 4545
coordinaciongeneral@bestbuddiesrd.com
bestbuddiesrd.com

Best Buddies Egypt
Mr. Ahmed El-Etr
Friendly Family Association
12, Faisal Towers, El-Wataneya Towers
10th Floor
End of King Faisal St.
Pyramids, Giza, Egypt
Egypt@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/egypt

Best Buddies El Salvador
Mónica Aguirre
Executive Director
Phone: +503 78602712
ElSalvador@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/el-salvador

Best Buddies England
England@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/england

Best Buddies Germany
International@bestbuddies.org

Best Buddies Ghana
Kojo Danquah Amankrah
Executive Director
P.O. Box CT 9887
Cantonment
Accra, Ghana
Phone: +233244815710
Ghana@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/ghana/

Best Buddies Greece
Penny Papanikolopoulous
Executive Director
TACT HELLAS
26 Kapetan Varda St.
Athens 11744
Greece
Phone: +213 09 96 052
bestbuddiesgreece@gmail.com
bestbuddiesgreece.gr

Best Buddies Hong Kong
Frances Wong
Service Manager
Shop A, G/F., Cronin Garden, 190 Pratas Street,
Sham Shui Po, Kowloon,
Hong Kong
Phone: +852 2215 6325
Frances.Wong@fuhong.org

Best Buddies Indonesia
Rudy Lopulisa
Executive Director
Phone: +62 838 7989 8080
Program@bestbuddiesindonesia.com
bestbuddiesindonesia.com

Best Buddies Ireland
Linda Keane
Executive Director
Ability West
Blackrock House, Salthill
Ireland, Galway R254 H91
Phone: +353 879971558
Linda.Keane@abilitywest.ie
bestbuddies.org/ireland

Best Buddies Kenya
Enouce Ndeche
Executive Director
288-00610
Nairobi, Kenya 254
Phone: +254 723954556
Kenya@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/kenya

Best Buddies Lebanon
Pascale A.Khalil
Executive Director
Kesrouan
Ain el Rihani
Lebanon
Phone: +9619230856 / 9613669708
Lebanon@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/lebanon

Best Buddies Macao
Yanming Tsui
Executive Director
Avenida Comercial de Macau, FIT Centre, 5 Andar A, Macau
Phone: +853 8294 6894
Fax: +853 8294 6895
yanmingtsui@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org.mo

Best Buddies Malaysia
Dr. Choy Sook Kuen
Executive Director
Oasis Place
Level 16, Menara Sentral
Vista, No. 150, Jalan Sultan
Abdul Samad, Brickfields,
50470 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Phone: +601 0900 9675
malaysia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/malaysia

Best Buddies Mexico
Dr. HC Tita Edid de Kahan
Executive Director
Plaza Carso Lago Zurich 245
Edificio Falcón Piso 20
Col. Ampliación Granada
México D. F. C. P. 11529
Phone: +525553391770
Mexico@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org.mx

Best Buddies Nigeria
Opeoluwa Alonge
Executive Director
Phone: +2348039340945
Nigeria@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddiesnigeria.com

Best Buddies Northern Ireland
Linda Mc Kendry
Executive Director
CAN (Compass Advocacy Network Ltd)
Lislagan Farm, 32 Lislagan Road
Antrim, Ballymoney BT53 7DD, United Kingdom
Phone: +44 (0) 28 27523053
linda@compasspeople.org
bestbuddiesni.org

Best Buddies Panamá
Aileth Vasquez de Grieco
Program Manager
Calle 77 San Francisco
Edificio 29 PB
Panamá, Rep. De Panamá
Phone: +50766792132
Psicologia.bestbuddies@gmail.com
bestbuddies.org/panama

Best Buddies Paraguay
Fundacion Saraki
Liz Diaz
Program Manager
Avenida Artigas, 1389 c/ General Santos
Asunción, Paraguay
Phone: +595 21 202 155
Liz.diaz@saraki.org
bestbuddies.org/paraguay

Best Buddies Peru
Maritza Noya
Program Manager
Cal. Ramadal Nro. 188 Dpto. 101
Urbanización La Virreyna, Surco
Lima, Perú
Phone:+51 997 362 677
Peru@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/peru

Best Buddies Philippines
Michelle Aventajado
Executive Director
7th Floor, Ayala Ascott Center
Palm Drive Glorietta 4, Makati City 1224
Manila, Philippines
Phone: +632 8651 6683
Philippines@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/philippines

Best Buddies Poland
Aleksandra Walesieniuk
Program Manager
PSONI Gdansk Branch
ul. Jagiellońska 11
80-371 Gdansk, Poland
Phone: +48 58 553 02 61
Aleksandra.Walesieniuk@psoni.gda.pl
bestbuddies.org/poland

Best Buddies Portugal
Marta Vinhas
Executive Director
ENTRAJUDA
Av. de Ceuta, Bairro da Qta. do Cabrinha, Loja 10G
1300-906 Lisboa
Phone: +351213600500
Marta.Vinhas@entrajuda.pt
bestbuddies.org/portugal

Best Buddies Qatar
Laalei Abu-Alfain
Executive Director
Phone: +974.4495.6000
BBQ@bestbuddies.org.qa
bestbuddies.org.qa

Best Buddies Russia
Denise Roza
Executive Director
Varshavskoe highway, 37A, 6th Floor
Moscow, Russia 117105
Phone: +7(495)725-39-82
Russia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.ru

Best Buddies Saudi Arabia
Mazen Alzahrani
Program Manager
ACCEL International
3732 Ajyal Dist
Dhahran, Eastern Province 34512-9278
Saudi Arabia
Phone: +966509994956
Saudiarabia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/saudiarabia

Best Buddies Scotland
international@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/scotland

Best Buddies Serbia
Marija Marjanovic
Executive Director
Phone: +381 60 7501101
serbia@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.rs

Best Buddies South Korea
Seongho Jeon
Executive Director
AI Corea
17, Chungmin-ro 6-gil
Songpa-gu
Seoul 05792, Korea
Phone: +82-2-2144-1096
bestbuddies@AICorea.org
bestbuddies.org/south-korea

Best Buddies Spain
Monica Mir Bermejo
Executive Director
Phone: (+34) 604 168 585
Spain@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.es

Best Buddies Switzerland
international@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/switzerland

Best Buddies Tanzania
Moses Mongo
Executive Director
Tanzania Cares
Phone: +255756931769
Tanzania@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/tanzania

Best Buddies Turkey
Sercan Duygan
Executive Director
Barbaros Mahallesi, 1st Mescit Altı Sokak No: 11
Bergama, Izmir, Turkey
Phone: +90 232 632 73 71
Turkey@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddiesturkey.org

Best Buddies Uganda
Derrick Mugabe
Program Manager
Embrace Kulture
Phone: +256 788 011 272
CommunicationTeam@embracekulture.org
bestbuddies.org/uganda

Best Buddies United Arab Emirates
Peter Wheeler
Executive Director
UAE@bestbuddies.org
bestbuddies.org/uae


Alabama

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

Alaska

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

Arizona

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

Arkansas

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

California

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

Colorado

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

Connecticut

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

Delaware

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

Florida

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

Georgia

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

Hawaii

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

Idaho

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

Illinois

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

Indiana

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

Iowa

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

Kansas

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

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

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

Maine

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

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

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

Mississippi

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

Missouri

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

Montana

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

Nebraska

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

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

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

New York

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 Offic
e

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

North Carolina

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

North Dakota

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

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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)

 

Rhode Island

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

South Carolina

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

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

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

Vermont

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

Virginia and Washington, D.C.

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

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

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