Our staff work 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 |
Corporate Development | Law Enforcement Torch Run |
Marketing and Communications | Finance and 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
Carmen Bannon, Chief Community Affairs Officer – cb@sonj.org, ext. 231
William DePonte, Chief Operating Officer – wjd@sonj.org, ext. 285
Tricia Spinelli, Executive Administrator – tas@sonj.org, ext. 294
Program
Jeff Baldino, Senior Director of Program – jjb@sonj.org, ext. 252
Amy Simmons, Director of Program – ajs@sonj.org, ext. 272
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/Health Manager – bss@sonj.org, ext. 426
Jess Stevenson, Program Manager – jns@sonj.org, ext. 286
Field Services
Joanne Monaco, Field Services Director – jdm@sonj.org, ext 274
Chris Tobin, Field Services Director – cat@sonj.org, ext. 230
Matt Willey, Field Services Director – maw@sonj.org, ext. 442
Inclusive Education
Katie Telschow, Inclusive Education Manager, Unified Champion Schools (UCS) – kmt@sonj.org, ext 264
Andrea Allen, Grant Administration & Operations Manager, Unified Champion Schools (UCS) – ala@sonj.org, ext 266
Corporate Development
Diane Paraskevas, Senior Director of Corporate Development – dp@sonj.org, ext. 261
Jason Anderson, Development Assistant – jra@sonj.org, ext. 259
Christina Baldini, Director of Corporate Events – cmb@sonj.org, ext. 273
Laura Contini, Special Events Senior Manager – lac@sonj.org, ext. 424
Judy Humza, Donor Relations Manager – jlh@sonj.org, ext. 258
Beth Starr, Director of Corporate Partnerships – bas@sonj.org, ext. 262
Law Enforcement Torch Run
Edward Dean, LETR Special Events Director – end@sonj.org, ext. 267
Jake Kupfer, LETR Special Events Manager – jzk@sonj.org, ext. 269
David Reed, Director of LETR Special Events – jdr@sonj.org, ext. 287
Marketing and Communications
Jeremy Davis, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications – jld@sonj.org, ext. 297
Erica Hart, Marketing and Communications Manager – elh@sonj.org, ext. 254
Edward Hartman III, Visual Content Director – ejh@sonj.org, ext. 268
Finance and Operations
Cheryl Willis, Senior Director of Finance and Administration – caw@sonj.org, ext. 279
Taisha Cullum, Finance & Grants Manager – tic@sonj.org, ext. 429
Nate McMullan, IT & Database Manager – nlm@sonj.org, ext. 237
Elena Volkova, Accountant/HR Director – eyv@sonj.org, ext. 428
Brian Wertz, Senior Director of Operations – bmw@sonj.org, ext. 245
Brian Curci, Operations Assistant
Lenny Yanchar, Operations Manager – lwy@sonj.org, ext. 245/293
Kelly O’Sullivan, Receptionist
Becky Scheick, Receptionist
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