The Special Olympics Arizona (SOAZ) team is led by dedicated staff with various backgrounds. Our goal is to provide athletes with opportunities, promote awareness, and provide support to the community.
Special Olympics Arizona Staff
Executives
Jamie Heckerman
President and CEO
Doug Taylor
Chief Financial Officer
PROGRAMS & OPERATIONS
Ben Wrubel
Sr. Vice President, Programs
Ryan Betcher
Sr. Director, Sports and Area Services
Rubett Garcia
Director, Mountain & Northern Monument Area
Sean Williams
Sr. Manager of Sports and Operations
Nicole Sevinsky
Manager, Coronado & Southern Monument Area
Jaycob Mace
Manager, Palo Verde Area
Robert Granlund
Coordinator, Four Peaks Area
Zackary Sobarzo
Coordinator, Coach Education
Mandy Evans
Director, River Area
Mary Nielsen
Manager, Yuma Area Sports & Competitions
Thomas Miranda
Sr. Manager, Unified Sports
Gianna Zola
Director of Health and Education
Saul Lugo
Sr. Coordinator, Athlete Leadership
Payton Bergmann
Manager, Unified Champion Schools
Sylvia Newsome
Coordinator, Health Programs
Dylan Rinehart
Coordinator, Sports and Operations
Hope Baker
Coordinator, Unified Champion Schools
Diane Wasley
Assistant, Athlete Leadership
Kelli Greene-Agnew
Coordinator, Young Athletes
DEVELOPMENT & FUNDRAISING
Meghan Mullin
Director, Development
Lisa Ball
Director, Regional Development
Tiffany Kepney
Specialist, Development Administration
Keri Cordon
Director, Grants
Kyle Garbett
Specialist, Program Operations
Heather Turkes
Sr. Coordinator, Volunteer Engagement
Julie Calabro
Coordinator, Development
Austin Fackler
Coordinator, Development Special Events
Mike Burnett
Director, Law Enforcement Torch Run
Joe Curran
Liaison, Law Enforcement Torch Run
Melissa Bremner
Coordinator, Law Enforcement Torch Run
Finance
Mary Christensen
Director, Finance
Marketing & Communications
Tarren Kramer
Manager, Marketing & Communications
Interested in any of our open positions? Apply here!
Greg Geist | BMO Harris Bank N.A. | Chair
Ben Goetter | Mortenson | Governance Committee Chair
Jeremiah Foster | Resolute Commercial | Finance Committee Chair
David Funkhouser III | Spencer Fane LLP | Fundraising Committee Chair
Sean Conkey | SOAZ Athlete | Athlete Leadership Council Chair
Trisha Larson | Morgan Stanley | Member at Large
Casey Strunk | Strunk Insurance Group, Inc. | Past Chair
DéMario Vaughn | Mercy Care
Phil Calihan III | Leclair Calihan
Mike Dellosa | Arizona Diamondbacks
Jason Ferentheil | UPS
Maria Chavoya | Arizona Complete Health
Laurie Ganzermiller |United Healthcare
Dr. Rena Szabo | Banner Medical Group
Barry Saunders | Community Leader
Mark Witthar | Sanderson Ford
Laurie Rasanen | Voya Financial
