About Us

Leadership

Special Olympics Virginia's corporate headquarters is located in Richmond. This office houses a majority of our staff, as well as the James River Region Director and the Urban Programs Director. We also have seven regional offices located throughout the state.  View our statewide map for region locations.  

See below for staff contacts, organized by job type, as well as our office locations and contact information. You also can view directions to our main offices, as well as the volunteer Area Coordinator contacts.


Staff
President Development Public Relations Program Region Directors Administrative

President
President Rick Jeffrey
rjeffrey@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3028
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Development Staff
Senior Vice President of Marketing & Development

Roy Zeidman
rzeidman@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3022

Director of Corporate Development Katie Botha
kbotha@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3024
Director of Individual Giving David Thomason
dthomason@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3033
Director of Development (Southeast Virginia) Debbie Apperson
dapperson@specialolympicsva.org
757.962.1575
Director of Development (Central Virginia) Carrie Dyer
cdyer@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3023
Director of Development (Northern Virginia) Position Open
mgates@specialolympicsva.org
703.359.4301
Director of Development (Southwest Virginia) Brian Keenum
bkeenum@specialolympicsva.org
540.400.7602
Development & System Administrator Aliza Tekavec
atekavec@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3031
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Public Relations
Director of Public Relations Holly Claytor
hclaytor@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3025
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Program Staff
Vice President of Program Dave Pawlowski
dpawlowski@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3034
Senior Director of Program Services Val Reinford
vreinford@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3036
Director of Sports & Competition Brooke Maloy
bmaloy@specialolympicsva.org
804.612.1606
Director of Events Leisha Santilli
lsantilli@specialolympicsva.org
804.612.1609
Volunteer Manager Gray Miller
gmiller@specialolympicsva.org
804.612.1608
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Region Directors
James River Region Director Tina Andes
tandes@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3032
Tidewater Region Director Carl Earnshaw
cearnshaw@specialolympicsva.org
757.962.1575
Potomac Region Director Danielle Pokusa
dpokusa@specialolympicsva.org
703.359.4301
Shenandoah Region Director Daniel Leake
dleake@specialolympicsva.org
540.433.7475
Urban Programs Director Floyd Miller
fmiller@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3035
Southwest Region Director Nancy Morehouse
nmorehouse@specialolympicsva.org
540.951.2918
Rappahannock Region Director Position Open
dpokusa@specialolympicsva.org
540.479.6918
Piedmont Region Director Josh Walker
jwalker@specialolympicsva.org
434.582.4712
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Administrative
Vice President of Finance & Administration Kim D’Errico
kderrico@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3038
Operations Manager Lisa Garnett
lgarnett@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3026
Receptionist & Program Assistant (Richmond office) Annette Bailey
abailey@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3019
Accounting Specialist Kelly Kinser
kkinser@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3029
Executive Assistant & Administrative Specialist (Richmond office) Pam Mott
pmott@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3027
Donor Database Manager Donna Sutton
dsutton@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3030
Area Accounting Specialist Anita Caudill
acaudill@specialolympicsva.org
804.726.3039
Shenandoah Region Office Assistant/Athlete Data Management Jennifer Gordon
jgordon@specialolympicsva.org
540.433.7475
Tidewater Region Office Assistant Position Open
mhelmick@specialolympicsva.org
757.962.1575
Southwest Region Office Assistant Debbie Keighton
dkeighton@specialolympicsva.org
540.951.2918
Potomac Region Office Assistant Veronica Jennings
vjennings@specialolympicsva.org
703.359.4301
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