Board of Directors & Staff

National Staff

Executive

Peter V. Berns Chief Executive Officer

Chapter Leadership Development Group

Dawn Cooper Director, Diversity, Chapter Leadership, and Professional Development		Karen Wolf-Branigin Senior Executive Officer, Chapter Growth and Affiliate Relations
Lisa Pugh State Director, The Arc Wisconsin		Stacey Ramirez Executive Director, The Arc, Georgia Office

Development, Marketing, and Communications Group

	Abe Rafi Senior Director, Technology Strategy & Programs		Casey Nitsch Director, Corporate, Foundation and Government Support
Picture Coming Soon	Craig Catalano Director of Digital Marketing and Engagement		Gina Lebkuecher Development Assistant
Picture Coming Soon	Ashley Dupont Graphic Designer	Picture Coming Soon	Allen Miller Director, Marketing
	Katelyn Schmid Senior Manager, Educational and Tech Initiatives		Kristen McKiernan Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing
	Laura Rahman Director, Individual Philanthropy		Pam Katz Digital Marketing Associate
	Sarah Bal Director, Public Relations		Trudy R. Jacobson Senior Executive Officer, Development

Operations

Brenda Walker Administrative Assistant		Cindy Allen Operations Support Associate
CT Turner Senior Manager, Operations & Technology		Darcy Rosenbaum Senior Executive Officer, Operations
Feng Zhang Director, Finance		Jessica Daniels Senior Accountant
Robin Helschien Membership Assistant		Solomon Lissanu Database Manager
William Washington Receptionist

Program Innovation Group

	Ariel Simms Program Manager & Attorney, Criminal Justice Initiatives
	Jennifer Sladen Director, National Initiatives		Jonathan Lucus Managing Director, The Arc@Work
	Kerry Mauger Manager, Special Projects		Leigh Ann Davis Director, Criminal Justice Initiatives
	Liz Mahar Director, Family and Sibling Initiatives		Shawn Ullman Senior Director, National Initiatives
	Stephane Leblois Manager, Program Innovations		Taylor Woodard Program Associate

Public Policy & Legal Advocacy

Annie Acosta Director, Fiscal and Family Support Policy		Claire Manning Director of Advocacy & Mobilization
Julie Ward Deputy Executive Officer		Marty Ford Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy
Mike Nagel Program Associate		Nicole Jorwic Director, Rights Policy
Shira Wakschlag Director, Legal Advocacy & Associate General Counsel		TJ Sutcliffe Senior Director, Income and Housing Policy