Board
Officers

He/him/his pronounsKenneth OakesPresident | Philadelphia, PA

She/her/hers pronounsGrace L. FrancisVice President | Fairfax, VA

He/him/his pronounsHugh M. Evans, IIISecretary | New Orleans, LA

She/her/hers pronounsLaura KennedyTreasurer | Staten Island, NY

He/him/his pronounsFrederick Misilo, Jr.Immediate Past President | Northborough, MA
Directors

She/her/hers pronounsMeghan BurkeChicago, IL

She/her/hers pronounsDena GassnerWest Hempstead, NY

She/her/hers pronounsDebbi HarrisEagan, MN

She/her/hers pronounsJasmine HarrisWashington, DC

He/him/his pronounsBurt HudsonArlington, VA

She/her/hers pronounsStacy KrayPalo Alto, CA

He/him/his pronounsGuha KrishnamurthiWashington, DC

He/him/his pronounsRussell LehmannLos Angeles, CA

She/her/hers pronounsChloe RothschildSylvania, OH

He/him/his pronounsMitch RoutonColorado Springs, CO

She/her/hers pronounsMeredith SadouletDevon, PA

She/her/hers pronounsKaren Shoemaker(NCE Rep.) Allentown, PA

They/Theirs pronounsKathleen StaufferMystic, CT

He/him/his pronounsChris StewartBirmingham, AL

She/her/hers pronounsFaye TateDenver, CO

He/him/his pronounsJose VelascoAustin, TX
The Arc Staff
Executive

Chief Executive Officer | He/him/his pronounsPeter Berns (Read his bio)
Email: berns@thearc.org

Chief Operating Officer | He/him/his pronounsRuben Rodriguez
Email: rodriguez@thearc.org
Advocacy and Public Policy

Senior Director, Income Policy | She/her/hers pronounsBethany Lilly
Email: lilly@thearc.org

Director of Disability Rights and Housing Policy | She/her/hers pronounsCarlean Ponder
Email: Ponder@thearc.org

Senior Director, Advocacy and Mobilization | She/her/hers pronounsClaire Manning
Email: Manning@TheArc.org

Director of Policy | He/him/his pronounsDavid Goldfarb
Email: goldfarb@thearc.org

Policy Associate | He/him/his pronounsJuan Guerrero
Email: jguerrero@thearc.org

Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy | She/her/hers pronounsJulie Ward
Email: ward@thearc.org

Senior Advisor Marty Ford
Email: ford@thearc.org

Director, Project TENDR | She/her/hers pronounsMaureen Swanson
Email: Swanson@TheArc.org

Policy Associate | He/him/his pronounsMichael Atkins
Email: atkins@thearc.org

Policy Manager | He/him/his pronounsMichael Nagel
Email: Nagel@TheArc.org

Policy Manager | She/her/hers pronounsRobyn Linscott
Email: linscott@thearc.org

Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & General Counsel | She/her/hers pronounsShira Wakschlag (Read her bio)
Email: wakschlag@thearc.org
Development

Research Associate | She/her/hers Lauren Goetze
Email: goetze@thearc.org

Senior Director & Vice President, Corporate and Foundation Relations | He/him/his pronounsMatthew Boyer
Email: boyer@thearc.org

Associate Director Individual Philanthropy | He/him/his pronounsMike Salous
Email: MSalous@TheArc.org

Development Associate | He/him Sean Strader
Email: strader@thearc.org
Marketing and Communications

Senior Manager Digital Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsAmanda Guerrero
Email: Guerrero@TheArc.org

Senior Director Marketing and Digital Engagement | He/him/his pronounsGlenn Griffin
Email: griffin@thearc.org

Senior Project Manager | She/her/hers pronounsHillary Costa
Email: Costa@TheArc.org

Associate Director, Marketing & Design | She/her/hers pronounsKate Mairs
Email: mairs@thearc.org

Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsKristen McKiernan
Email: mckiernan@thearc.org

Digital Marketing Manager | She/her/hers pronounsPamela Katz
Email: Katz@TheArc.org

Senior Web Developer | He/him/his pronounsQasim Ehsan
Email: Ehsan@TheArc.org

Graphic and Web Designer | She/her/hers pronounsSasha Zinovik
Email: zinovik@TheArc.org

Digital Marketing Associate | She/her/hers pronounsSusan Stonecypher-Hawkins
Email: stonecypher-hawkins@thearc.org
Operations

CRM Administrator | He/him/his pronouns Chris Saik
Email: Saik@thearc.org

Office Manager | She/her/hers pronounsCynthia Allen
Email: Allen@TheArc.org

Conferences and Events Associate | She/her/hers pronounsJahlesa Browne
Email: JBrowne@TheArc.org

Director, FinanceJessica Daniels
Email: JDaniels@TheArc.org

Human Resources | She/her/hers pronounsMichelle Boling
Email: Boling@TheArc.org

Director Conferences and Events | She/her or They/them pronounsTanisha Forté
Email: forte@thearc.org

Senior Accounting Associate | She/her/hers pronounsVictoria Vo
Email: Vo@TheArc.org

Receptionist | He/him/his pronounsWilliam Washington
Program Innovation and Chapter Relations

Manager, Chapter Leadership, Development and Growth | She/her/hers pronounsAbby Owusu
Email: Owusu@TheArc.org

Chapter Associate | She/her/hers pronounsAshley Glears
Email: Glears@thearc.org

Senior Executive Officer, Chapters and Community | She/her/hers pronounsCarrie Hobbs Guiden
Email: guiden@thearc.org

Director, Family and Sibling InitiativesElizabeth Mahar
Email: Mahar@TheArc.org

Director, National Initiatives | She/her/hers pronounsJenny Alexander
Email: Alexander@TheArc.org

Director, Education and Technology | She/her/hers pronounsKaty Schmid
Email: Schmid@TheArc.org

Director, Special Projects | She/her/hers pronounsKerry Mauger
Email: Mauger@TheArc.org

Senior Director Criminal Justice InitiativesLeigh Ann Davis
Email: ldavis@thearc.org

Program Associate | She/they pronounsLindsay Wytkind
Email: Wytkind@thearc.org

Senior Program Associate | She/her/hers pronouns Taylor Woodard
Email: Woodard@TheArc.org
State Offices*

Executive Director, The Arc of DC | He/him/his pronounsDamian Miller
Email: dmiller@TheArc.org

State Director, The Arc Wisconsin | She/her/hers pronounsDeb Sybell
Email: sybell@thearc.org

State Director, The Arc Rhode Island | She/her/hers pronounsJoanna Scocchi
Email: Scocchi@TheArc.org

Associate Director, The Arc Rhode Island | He/him/his pronounsKenneth Renaud
Email: renaud@thearc.org

Executive AssistantKristi Short
Email: kshort@TheArc.org

State Director, The Arc Georgia She/her/hers pronounsShannon Mattox
Email: mattox@thearc.org
*State Offices operating as division of The Arc of the US
Staff of our local chapters can be found on their individual websites.