Meet Our Team
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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.

Our Staff

Richmond
President
804.726.3033
Senior Vice President
804.726.3022
Office Assistant
804.726.3020
Administrative Assistant/
Project Manager
804.726.3019
Vice President,
Development & Communications
804.726.3025
Vice President,
Finance & Administration
804.726.3038
Director of Development
804.726.3023
Director of Human Resources
804.726.3026
Director of Advancement
Director of Finance/Controller
804.612.1601
Director of Fitness and Events

Director of Development, Central Virginia
804.726.3024
Executive Assistant &
Administration Manager
804.726.3027
Capital Region Director
804.726.3035
James River
Region Director
804.726.3032
Vice President,
Sports, Health & Fitness
804.726.3034
Vice President,
Local Program Services
804.726.3036
Senior Director of Sports & Competition
804.612.1606
Accounting Specialist
804.726.3039
Database and Data Privacy Manager
804.726.3030
Director of Marketing Services
804.726.3031
Lynchburg
Piedmont Region Director
434.582.4712
Northern Virginia
Senior Director of Development,
Northern Virginia & Law Enforcement
Torch Run Specialist
703.359.4301 ext. 1
Senior Director,
Potomac Region
703.359.4301 ext. 3
Strategic Partnerships Manager
703.359.4301 ext. 2
Director of Marketing & Outreach
703.359.4301 ext. 4
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Region Director
540.433.7475
Project Manager
540.433.7475
Athlete Data Entry (Temp)
540.433.7475
Virginia Beach
Southeast Region Director
757.962.1575 ext. 1
Strategic Partnerships Manager
757-962-1575 ext. 3
Director of Development
757.962.1575 ext. 4
Fredericksburg
Rappahannock Region Director
540.479.6918
Newport News
Peninsula Region Director
757.214.9098
Blacksburg
Senior Director,
Southwest Region &
Unified Sports Specialist
540.951.2918
Project Manager
540.951.2918

Board of Directors

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:
<updated March 2022>
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)