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 | Outreach | Sports and Competition | Corporate Development | Law Enforcement Torch Run | Marketing and Communications | Finance and Administration
Executive
Heather B. Andersen, President & CEO – hba@sonj.org
Outreach
Carmen Bannon, Chief Program Management Officer – cb@sonj.org
William DePonte, Senior Director of Program Development – wjd@sonj.org
Kathy Brown, School Outreach Manager – kcb@sonj.org
Susan Colacello, Director of School and Community Partnerships – scc@sonj.org
Casey Henderson, Coach Education and Sports Training Director – csh@sonj.org
Joanne Monaco, Senior Field Services Manager – jdm@sonj.org
Andrea Moore, Young Athletes Director – avm@sonj.org
Katelyn Sheridan, Healthy Communities Manager – krs@sonj.org
Chris Tobin, Field Services Manager – cat@sonj.org
Matt Willey, Field Services Manager – maw@sonj.org
Sports and Competition
Carmen Bannon, Chief Program Management Officer – cb@sonj.org
Jeff Baldino, Senior Director of Competition – jjb@sonj.org
Sam Cyliax, Sports Manager – smc@sonj.org
Judy Humza, Volunteer Manager – jlh@sonj.org
Kalee Iacoangeli, Sports Director – kmi@sonj.org
Susan Mejia, Games Systems Director – sm@sonj.org
John Sensi, Sports Coordinator – jrs@sonj.org
Amy Simmons, Volunteer Director – ajs@sonj.org
Jessica Stevenson, Unified Sports Coordinator – jns@sonj.org
Corporate Development
Diane Paraskevas, Senior Director of Corporate Development – dp@sonj.org
Christina Baldini, Corporate Events Director – cmb@sonj.org
Ashlee Cortes, Special Events Manager – amc@sonj.org
Sarah Julian, Development Assistant – swj@sonj.org
Jeanene C. Leppert, Special Events Director – jcl@sonj.org
Sheryl A. Perez, Director of Strategic Initiatives – shp@sonj.org
Beth Starr, Director of Corporate Partnerships – bas@sonj.org
Law Enforcement Torch Run
Jason Schubert, Senior Director of Law Enforcement Sponsorships – jcs@sonj.org
Edward Dean, Law Enforcement Special Events Manager – end@sonj.org
Suzanne Parsons, Law Enforcement Sponsorship Operations Manager – sp@sonj.org
David Reed, Director of Law Enforcement Special Events – jdr@sonj.org
Marketing and Communications
Jeremy Davis, Director of Marketing and Communications – jld@sonj.org
Sabrina Doshi, Digital Marketing and Communications Manager – shd@sonj.org
Erica Hart, Marketing and Communications Manager – elh@sonj.org
Sean Williams, Social Media and Digital Content Coordinator – sdw1@sonj.org
Finance and Administration
Brian Wertz, Senior Director of Operations – bmw@sonj.org
Cheryl Willis, Finance and Administration Director – caw@sonj.org
Richard Gelfond, Director of Operations – rsg@sonj.org
Tony Colon, Full Charge Bookkeeper – tac@sonj.org
Taisha Cullum, Finance Assistant – tic@sonj.org
Ann Marie Lammerding, Office Assistant & Receptionist
Nate McMullan, IT & Database Manager – nlm@sonj.org
Kelly O’Sullivan, Receptionist
Becky Scheick, Receptionist
Lynda Swanhart, Finance Assistant – ls@sonj.org
Richard Wannamaker, Office Assistant – raw@sonj.org
Trish White, Human Resources Manager – taw@sonj.org