Our staff works hard to support the day-to-day operations of Special Olympics New Jersey. Want to get in touch? View each staff member by team.
Executive | Program | Field Services | Inclusive Education | Development | Marketing and Communications | Finance and Administration | Operations
Phone extensions are for the main phone line to the SONJ Sports Complex: 609.896.8000
Executive
Heather B. Andersen, President & CEO – hba@sonj.org
Janet Sinkewicz, Executive Administrator – jls@sonj.org, ext. 294
Carmen Bannon, Chief Community Affairs Officer – cb@sonj.org, ext. 231
Bill DePonte, Chief Operating Officer – wjd@sonj.org, ext. 285
Program
Jeff Baldino, Senior Director of Program – jjb@sonj.org, ext. 252
Amy Simmons, Director of Program – ajs@sonj.org, ext. 272
Noelle Anglade, Data Entry Specialist – nma@sonj.org, ext 271
Brandon Baldini, Program Manager – bjb@sonj.org, ext. 276
Rylee Evans, Volunteer Manager – rhe@sonj.org, ext. 240
Amelia Hamilton, Health Programs Director – arh@sonj.org, ext. 247
Ivana Peterson, Health Manager – ijp@sonj.org, ext. 242
Susan Mejia, Games Systems Director – sm@sonj.org, ext. 282
Brianna Santoro, Young Athletes Manager – bss@sonj.org, ext. 426
Jess Stevenson, Senior Program Manager – jns@sonj.org, ext. 286
Regional Directors
Joanne Monaco, Regional Director – West – jdm@sonj.org, ext. 274
Chris Tobin, Regional Director – East – cat@sonj.org, ext. 230
Jenelle Vergata, Regional Director – Northeast – jmv@sonj.org, ext. 256
Matt Willey, Regional Director – South – maw@sonj.org, ext. 442
Inclusive Education
Andrea Allen, Inclusive Education Director, Unified Champion Schools (UCS) – ala@sonj.org, ext. 266
Katie Telschow, Inclusive Education Director, Unified Champion Schools (UCS) – kmt@sonj.org, ext. 264
Jaclyn Williamson, Unified Champion Schools (UCS) Coordinator – jrw@sonj.org, ext. 278
Development
Diane Paraskevas, Vice President of Development – dp@sonj.org, ext. 261
Jason Anderson, Special Events Coordinator – jra@sonj.org, ext. 259
Laura Contini DeFranco, Special Events Director – lac@sonj.org, ext. 424
Edward Dean, Director of Development and LETR Specialist – end@sonj.org, ext. 267
Judy Humza, Donor Relations Manager – jlh@sonj.org, ext. 258
Jake Kupfer, Special Events Manager – jzk@sonj.org, ext. 269
Beth Starr, Senior Director of Corporate Partnerships – bas@sonj.org, ext. 262
Sean Williams, Special Events Manager – sdw@sonj.org, ext. 263
Marketing and Communications
Jeremy Davis, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications – jld@sonj.org, ext. 297
Edward Hartman III, Marketing Director – ejh@sonj.org,ext. 268
Marco Catini, Digital Content Manager – mc@sonj.org, ext. 265
Erica Hart, Marketing and Communications Manager – elh@sonj.org, ext. 254
Finance and Administration
Cheryl Willis, Vice President of Finance and Administration – caw@sonj.org, ext. 279
Taisha Cullum, Finance & Grants Manager – tic@sonj.org, ext. 429
Nate McMullan, IT & Database Director – nlm@sonj.org, ext. 237
David Reed, IT & Applications Director – jdr@sonj.org, ext. 287
Elena Volkova, Accounting/HR Director – eyv@sonj.org, ext. 428
Operations
Brian Wertz, Senior Director of Operations – bmw@sonj.org, ext. 245
Lenny Yanchar, Operations Manager – lwy@sonj.org, ext. 293
Brian Curci, Operations Assistant
James Marino, Operations Assistant
Kelly O’Sullivan, Receptionist
Becky Scheick, Receptionist
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