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

Rick Jeffrey

President
804.726.3028

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

Lisa Garnett

Director of Human Resources
804.726.3026

Allison Hearn

Director of Finance/Controller
804.612.1601

Connie Johnson

Accounting Specialist
804.726.303

Maura Long

Strategic Partnerships Manager
804.612.1609

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

Director of Sports & Competition
804.612.1606

Katelynn Sundheim

Director of Development, Central Virginia
804.726.3024

Donna Sutton

Database and Data Privacy Manager
804.726.3030

Aliza Tekavec

Director of Marketing Services
804.726.3031

David Thomason

Vice President, Advancement
804.726.3033

Aly Willis

Director of Strategic Partnerships
804.726.3023

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

Jennifer Gordon

Project Manager
540.433.7475

Daniel Leake

Senior Director,
Shenandoah Region
540.433.7475

Jordan Leake

Athlete Data Entry (Temp)
540.433.7475

Jodi Winslett

Athlete Data Entry (Temp)
540.433.7475

Virginia Beach

Tysha Austin

Southeast Region Director
757.962.1575 ext. 1

Meg Cary

Senior Director of Development,
Southeast Region &
Peer-to-Peer Event Specialist
757.962.1575 ext. 2

Izzy Nelson

Project Manager
757-962-1575 ext. 3

Margo Savage-Morrison

Strategic Partnerships Manager
757.214.9085 ext. 2

Fredericksburg

Ali Barnard

Rappahannock Region Director
540.479.6918

Newport News

Ciara Workman

Peninsula Region Director
757.214.9098

Blacksburg

Nancy Morehouse

Senior Director,
Southwest Region &
Unified Sports Specialist
540.951.2918

Kaitlyn Rosin 540.951.2918

Project Manager

Board of Directors

Leadership
Members
Ex Officio

Leadership

Dr. Chester H. Sharps

Chair
Pediatric Orthopedics and Scoliosis
Tuckahoe Orthopaedic Associates

Dr. Joy Cavagnaro

Vice Chair
President
Access BIO

Steven Escaravage

Vice Chair
Sr. Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Matt McDavid

Vice Chair
Associate Director
Ernst & Young

Courtney Beamon

Secretary
President
Delta Airport Consultants, Inc.

Linda Anne Messick

Treasurer
Retired Senior Partner
Ernst & Young LLP

Rick Jeffrey

President
Special Olympics Virginia

Members

David Decatur

Sheriff
Stafford County Sheriff's Office

John A. Denison

Partner
Adams, Jenkins & Cheatham

Bill DeSteph

Managing Partner
DeSteph Enterprises

Paul Farrell

President and Publisher
Richmond Times-Dispatch

Chelsea Gaughran

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

Chris Hall

Eastern Region Supervisor
Virginia Natural Gas

Frank E. Jenkins, Jr., CPA, MBA

Managing Partner
Adams, Jenkins and Cheatham

Eric Mann

Sr. Vice President, Commercial Banking
SunTrust Bank

Fred Marshall

Regional Director
Boddie-Noell Enterprise/Hardee's

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

Michael Saxon

CEO
SXN Strategy Partners

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.)

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 202
Virginia Beach VA 23462
757.962.1575
757.962.1573 (fax)
877.874.7462 (toll-free)

Fredericksburg Location

Mailing Address:
PO Box 7855
Fredericksburg VA 22404
540.479.6918

Newport News Location

Mailing Address:
PO BOX 7022
Williamsburg VA 23188
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)