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 Administration
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
Vanessa Glenn, Executive Assistant – vg@sonj.org, ext. 294
Carmen Bannon, Chief Program Management Officer – cb@sonj.org, ext. 231
William DePonte, Chief Operating Officer – wjd@sonj.org, ext. 285
Program
Jeff Baldino, Senior Director of Program – jjb@sonj.org, ext. 252
Sam Cyliax, Senior Manager of Program – smc@sonj.org, ext. 276
Amelia Hamilton, Healthy Communities Manager – arh@sonj.org, ext. 247
Susan Mejia, Games Systems Director – sm@sonj.org, ext. 282
Samantha Petersack, Volunteer Manager – sjp@sonj.org, ext. 240
Amy Simmons, Director of Program – ajs@sonj.org, ext. 272
Jess Stevenson, Manager of Program – jns@sonj.org, ext. 286
Field Services
Joanne Monaco, Senior Field Services Manager – jdm@sonj.org, ext 274
Chris Tobin, Field Services Manager – cat@sonj.org, ext. 230
Matt Willey, Field Services Manager – maw@sonj.org, ext. 442
Inclusive Education
Carolyn Marano, Interim Director of Inclusive Education – cjm@sonj.org, ext. 265
Kathy Brown, Grants and Technical Support Manager, Unified Champion Schools – kcb@sonj.org, ext. 266
Lauren Tyndorf, District Development and Expansion Director, Unified Champion Schools – lat@sonj.org, ext. 278
Emily Springle, District Program Manager, Unified Champion Schools – eps@sonj.org, ext. 264
Corporate Development
Diane Paraskevas, Senior Director of Corporate Development – dp@sonj.org, ext. 261
Christina Baldini, Corporate Events Director – cmb@sonj.org, ext. 273
Laura Contini, Special Events Manager – lac@sonj.org, ext. 424
Jeanene Leppert, Director of Individual/Corporate Giving – jcl@sonj.org, ext. 258
Beth Starr, Director of Corporate Partnerships – bas@sonj.org, ext.262
Law Enforcement Torch Run
Jason Schubert, Senior Director of LETR Initiatives – jcs@sonj.org, ext. 256
Edward Dean, LETR Special Events Director – end@sonj.org, ext. 267
David Reed, Director of LETR Special Events – jdr@sonj.org, ext. 287
Marketing and Communications
Jeremy Davis, Director of Marketing and Communications – jld@sonj.org, ext. 297
Larry Fried, Visual Content Manager – lmf@sonj.org, ext. 271
Erica Hart, Marketing and Communications Manager – elh@sonj.org, ext. 254
Edward Hartman III, Visual Content Director – ejh@sonj.org, ext. 268
Finance and Administration
Brian Wertz, Senior Director of Operations – bmw@sonj.org, ext. 245
Lenny Yanchar, Operations Assistant – lwy@sonj.org, ext. 245/293
Cheryl Willis, Director of Finance and Administration – caw@sonj.org, ext. 279
Taisha Cullum, Finance & Grants Coordinator – tic@sonj.org, ext. 429
Nate McMullan, IT & Database Manager – nlm@sonj.org, ext. 237
Elena Volkova, Accountant I – eyv@sonj.org, ext. 428