Meet Our Team

Our Richmond headquarters houses the majority of our staff, as well as our administrative functions. Seven regional offices located across the state are dedicated to supporting Special Olympics Virginia programs and volunteers within their community: Richmond, Lynchburg, Northern Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia Beach, Fredericksburg, Newport News, and Blacksburg.

Richmond

David Thomason

President
804.726.3033

Roy Zeidman

Senior Vice President
804.726.3022

Emily Bower

Office Assistant
804.726.3020

Emily Bridgman

Administrative Assistant/
Project Manager
804.726.3019

Holly Claytor

Vice President,
Development & Communications
804.726.3025

Kim D'Errico

Vice President,
Finance & Administration
804.726.3038

Mattie Fitzgerald

Director of Development
804.726.3023

Lisa Garnett

Director of Human Resources
804.726.3026

Austin Gregory

Director of Advancement

Allison Hearn

Director of Finance/Controller
804.612.1601

Casey Henderson

Director of Fitness and Events

Katelynn Howell

Director of Development, Central Virginia
804.726.3024

Pam McClure

Executive Assistant &
Administration Manager
804.726.3027

Pam Mines

Capital Region Director
804.726.3035

Sean Monahan

James River
Region Director
804.726.3032

Dave Pawlowski

Vice President,
Sports, Health & Fitness
804.726.3034

Val Reinford

Vice President,
Local Program Services
804.726.3036

Bryan Schubring

Senior Director of Sports & Competition
804.612.1606

Katelynn Sherrill

Accounting Specialist
804.726.3039

Donna Sutton

Database and Data Privacy Manager
804.726.3030

Aliza Tekavec

Director of Marketing Services
804.726.3031

Lynchburg

Lisa Wimbush

Piedmont Region Director
434.582.4712

Northern Virginia

Ellen Head

Senior Director of Development,
Northern Virginia & Law Enforcement
Torch Run Specialist
703.359.4301 ext. 1

Veronica Jennings

Senior Director,
Potomac Region
703.359.4301 ext. 3

Nicole Kratzer

Strategic Partnerships Manager
703.359.4301 ext. 2

Sean Wallach

Director of Marketing & Outreach
703.359.4301 ext. 4

Harrisonburg

Mike Gangloff

Shenandoah Region Director
540.433.7475

Jennifer Gordon

Project Manager
540.433.7475

Jordan Leake

Athlete Data Entry (Temp)
540.433.7475

Virginia Beach

Tysha Austin

Southeast Region Director
757.962.1575 ext. 1

Izzy Nelson

Strategic Partnerships Manager
757-962-1575 ext. 3

Erin Schuch

Director of Development
757.962.1575 ext. 4

Fredericksburg

Lilly Arevalo

Rappahannock Region Director
540.479.6918

Newport News

Ali Barnard

Peninsula Region Director
757.214.9098

Blacksburg

Nancy Morehouse

Senior Director,
Southwest Region &
Unified Sports Specialist
540.951.2918

Deana Filipiak

Project Manager
540.951.2918

Board of Directors

Leadership
Members
Ex Officio

Leadership

Dr. Joy Cavagnaro

Chair
President
Access BIO

David Thomason

President
Special Olympics Virginia

Courtney Beamon

Vice Chair
President
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

Linda Anne Messick

Vice Chair
Retired Senior Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Steven Escaravage

Secretary
Sr. Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Michael Saxon

Treasurer
CEO
SXN Strategy Partners

Members

Bill Boddie Jr.

Director of Operations Services
Boddie-Noell Enterprises (Hardee’s)

Dr. Marcelle Davis, MBA

Vice President, Diversity Equity and Inclusion
VCU Health System

David Decatur

Sheriff
Stafford County Sheriff's Office

Elliot Eliades

Retired Director of Next Generation Products
Swedish Match North American

Chelsea Gaughran

Athlete Representative, Global Messenger & Richmond Young Professionals Board Member
Wash Your Way RVA

Bo Hall

CEO
Hall Community Services

Chris Hall

Eastern Region Supervisor
Virginia Natural Gas

Frank E. Jenkins, Jr., CPA, MBA

Managing Partner
Adams, Jenkins and Cheatham

Richard "Dick" Lin

Athlete parent and coach

Eric Mann

Sr. Vice President, Commercial Banking
Truist

Scott Markel

Regional Vice President
Mid-Atlantic GEICO

Danny Meyer

President and Co-owner
Dallan Construction, Inc.

Kelly Mortensen

Advanta Flooring Inc.
Past State Deputy
Virginia Knights of Columbus

Larry Page

President
Page Auto Group

Marc Tate

Head, Federal System Integrators
Amazon Web Services, WWPS

Ex Officio

Donnie Knowlson

Vice President Sales and Marketing
Farm Bureau Alliance

Dr. Rick Meyers

Past Chair
Orthopedic Surgeon
Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates

John Moreau

Past Chair
Teacher/Coach
The Collegiate School (ret.)
NCAA Basketball Official (ret.)

Chester Sharps, MD

Past Chair
Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon
VCU Children’s Hospital

Office Locations

Richmond Location

3212 Skipwith Road, Suite 100
Richmond VA 23294
804.346.5544
804.346.9633 (fax)
800.932.4653 (toll-free)

Lynchburg Location

Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 4533
Lynchburg VA 24502
434.582.4712
434.582.4713 (fax)

Northern Virginia Location

11350 Random Hills Road C-140
Fairfax VA 22030
703.359.4301
703.359.4306 (fax) 800.526.6131 (toll-free)

Harrisonburg Location

21 Southgate Court, Suite 103
Harrisonburg VA 22801
540.433.7475 | 540.434.6508 (fax)
800.526.6133 (toll-free)

Virginia Beach Location

184 Business Park Drive, Suite 209
Virginia Beach VA 23462
757.962.1575
804.346.9633 (fax)
877.874.7462 (toll-free)

Fredericksburg Location

Mailing Address:
PO Box 1996
Culpeper, VA 22701
540.479.6918

Newport News Location

Mailing Address:
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184 Business Park Drive, Suite 209
Virginia Beach VA 23462

757.214.9098

Blacksburg Location

1100 South Main Street, Suite B
Blacksburg VA 24060
540.951.2918
540.951.2979 (fax)
800.526.6132 (toll-free)