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.
The Arc promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities and actively supports their full inclusion and participation in the community throughout their lifetimes.
