Best Buddies Global Headquarters
[email protected]
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:
Senior Director, Best Buddies Challenge: Hyannis Port – Patrick Shaughnessy
Senior Director, Ride Accounting & Administration – Alan Sakell
Senior Director, Communications & Operations – Kalene Brennan
Regional Ride Director – Brennan Tickell
Director, Cycling Experience – Richard Fries
Director of Camps – Patrick Sansbury
Director, Best Buddies Challenges – Gunter Hermanni
Director, Community Engagement, New YorkMarie-Louise Wincentz Klein
Manager, Communications and Development – Michael Weidenbrunch
Development Associate – Elizabeth Baladez

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, Development – Luis Zayas
Senior Director of Engagement – Omaar Yemini
Deputy Director, Major Gifts Operations – 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
Data Entry Assistant – Joyce Goldman

Finance & Operations Department
Senior Vice President, Finance & Operations – Robert Vargas
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 Accountants – Harmony Clark & Frantz Jacquet
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

Global Mission, Field Development & Operations Department
Senior Vice President, Global Mission, State Development & Operations – David Quilleon
Executive Assistant – Orla Roche
Administrative Assistant – Kaija Powell

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

Senior Vice President, Global Mission Impact & Engagement – Cary Ombres

Friendship Team: 
Senior Director, Friendship Programs – Natalie Seibert
Deputy Director, e-Buddies – Amy Lenenfeld

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

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

Living Team: 
Senior Director, Best Buddies Living – Holly Goshin
Director, Best Buddies Living – Julia Moluf & Morgan Shea Tansey
Residential Managers, Best Buddies Living – Arianna Hall (Atlanta, GA), Molly McCabe (Clemson, SC), Erica Hadley (Washington, DC), Naomi Harris (Gainesville, FL), Michael Henry (State College, PA), Raquel Pargas (Miami, FL), Erin Aymerich (Nashville, TN), Sean Heaney (New Brunswick, NJ), Ben Bender (Los Angeles, CA), & Noemi Soto (Washington, DC)

International Programs & Development Department:
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

Senior Vice President, Mission Advancement & Field Operations – Stephanie Moore 
Director, State Operations and Mission Advancement – Stephanie Bartley

State Development & Signature Events Team:
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, State Operations & Mission Advancement – Arlet Coe
Director, Mission Advancement (DE) – Kathleen McCormick
Director, Mission Advancement (NJ) – Guinevere Garlow
Director, Mission Advancement (KY) – Joan Pannutti
Director, Mission Advancement (OK) – Grant McCarty
Director, Mission Advancement (MI) – Jonathan Ganci
Director, Mission Advancement (AL) – Grace Anne Maughan
Director, Programs- Ellie Townsend
Lead, Program Managers – Gracie Barnum, Elsie Zajicek, Lydia Goff

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 Operations Team: 
Vice President, State Operations – Missy Collins

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

Best Buddies in Alabama
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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, Programs – Melissa Peterson
Director, Jobs and Transitions – Julie Parrish
Deputy Director, Jobs Operations – Lor Mayne-Leduc

Los Angeles Office
State Headquarters
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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

Best Buddies in Colorado
[email protected]
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 Manager – Abigail Vik
Employment Consultant – Tobi Dixon Payne

Best Buddies in Connecticut
[email protected]
74 Vine St.
New Britain, CT 06052
Phone: 203.234.3996
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/CONNECTICUT

State Director – Lezlye Zupkus
Director of Development – Lisa Enright
Deputy Director of Jobs – Liz Navarro
Senior Program Managers – Kady Allen & Bill White
Program Manager – Emily Noonan

Best Buddies in Delaware
[email protected]
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, Operations – Gabe Lechleiter
Director, Jobs –  Raquel Linares
Deputy Director, Programs – Courteney Fitzgerald

Broward Office
[email protected]
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

Area Director – David Herrera
Senior Manager, Transitions Program – Ashley Naterpaul
Program Managers – Mika Bastien & Nicole Caicedo

Central Florida Office
[email protected]
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 – Qusheida Fields

Ft. Myers Office
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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, Eunie’s Buddies – Daniela Santana
Deputy Director, Jobs Operations – Ana De Nobrega
Supervisor, Jobs – Carmen Peralta
Manager, Job Development – Vanessa Ulloa
Manager, Work-Based Learning – Matt Rodriguez
Program Manager – Caroline Bascombe & Mattie Zwerin

North Florida Office
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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 
Senior, Employment Consultant – Danielle Erblat
Lead, Program Manager – Tyler Jasensky
Program Manager – Torrance Bostic

Tampa Office
[email protected]
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
Program Manager – Gaea Peters

Best Buddies in Georgia
[email protected]
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
Lead, Employment Consultant – Rachel Kennedy

Best Buddies in Hawaii

Oahu Office
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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 [email protected], call 786-960-0639, or visit bestbuddieschallenge.org/hp/.

Boston, Massachusetts Office
Regional Headquarters
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
Coordinator, Development – Kalli Dorwart
Lead, Program Manager – Emma Jester

Best Buddies in Mississippi
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
P.O. Box 6222
Lawrence Township, NJ 08648
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
370 Lexington Avenue
Suite 506
New York, NY 10017
Phone: (718) 534-2041
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

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

Albany Office
[email protected]
3 Schoolhouse Lane
Waterford, NY 12188
Phone: 212.220.8553
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Director, Mission Advancement – Kate Nitti

Rochester Office
[email protected]
1000 Elmwood Avenue
Rochester, NY 14620
Phone: 585.259.4558
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Director, Mission Advancement – Lindsay Jewett
Deputy Director, Programs – Julie Miller
Program Manager – Leah Greenich
Lead, Transitions Managers – Hal Lersch

Long Island Office
[email protected]
Phone: (718) 534-2041
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/NEWYORK

Lead, Program Manager – Marilyn Bonilla

Best Buddies in North Carolina
[email protected]
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

Best Buddies in North Dakota
[email protected]
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
[email protected] 
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
640 Freedom Business Center, Suite 115
King of Prussia, PA 19406
Phone: 888.604.7376
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/PENNSYLVANIA

Director, Development – Kelly Bertolette
Program Manager – Olivia Steckman

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

Pittsburgh Office
[email protected]
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 [email protected], call 786-960-0639, or visit bestbuddieschallenge.org/hp/.

Boston, Massachusetts Office
Regional Headquarters
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
PO BOX 8043
Greenville, SC 29604
864-554-1455
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/SOUTHCAROLINA

State Director – Courtney Rambo
Lead Program Manager – Baylee Goode
Residential Manager, Best Buddies Living – Molly McCabe

Best Buddies in South Dakota
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TENNESSEE

Brentwood Office
340 Seven Springs Way, Suite 750
Brentwood, TN 37027
Phone: 615.891.2046

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

Memphis Office
1325 Autumn Ave.
40061
Memphis, TN 38104

Coordinator, Development – Stephanie Royer
Program Manager –  Sarah Marcom

Best Buddies in Texas

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

Austin Office
[email protected]
3571 Far West Blvd #21
Austin, TX 78731
Phone: 512.827.3480
BESTBUDDIES.ORG/TEXAS

Area Director – Kelsey Coles
Program Manager – Taylor Sweezy
Employment Consultant – David Kosnosky

North Texas Office
[email protected]
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 Consultants – Kenzie Lerner & George Ra’Mon

Houston Office
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
Coordinator, Programs & Operations – Jack Beckner
Program Supervisor – Veah Velasco
Lead, Program Managers – Claire Pascocello
Employment Consultants – Samaria Dellorso & Jack Massingill

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

Best Buddies in Washington
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
[email protected]
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
Program Manager – Megan Messmer

Best Buddies in Wyoming
[email protected]
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