National Staff

Executive

Peter V. Berns
Chief Executive Officer		 Peter Berns

Chapter Leadership Development 

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
State Director, The Arc Georgia 
     
Jon Meyers
State Director, The Arc Arizona		  

Alyssa Lee
Director, Policy & Special Programs, The Arc Georgia

Development, Marketing, and Communications

Abe Rafi
Senior Director, Technology Strategy & Programs		   Casey Nitsch
Director, Corporate, Foundation and Government Support

Ashley Dupont
Graphic Designer 

   Pam Katz
Digital Marketing Associate
Qasim Eshan
Web Developer		  

Amanda Guerrero
Digital Marketing Associate 
Katelyn Schmid
Senior Manager, Educational and Tech Initiatives		   Kristen McKiernan
Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing
Laura Rahman
Director, Individual Philanthropy		  

Trudy R. Jacobson
Senior Advisor

Gaby Lee
Development Associate

   Megan Kyte
Development Associate
Lauren Barnhorst
Junior Graphic Designer		    
 

 

Operations

Brenda Walker
Administrative Assistant		   Cindy Allen
Operations Support Associate
 
Darcy Rosenbaum
Senior Executive Officer, Operations		   Kristi Short
Executive Assistant
 
Feng Zhang
Senior Director, Finance		   Jessica Daniels
Senior Accountant
 
Robin Helschien
Membership Assistant		   Solomon Lissanu
Database Manager
 
William Washington
Receptionist		   Whitney Wilson
HR Generalist
     

Program Innovation Group

Ariel Simms
Senior Program Manager & Attorney, Criminal Justice Initiatives		   Abby Owusu
Program Associate
 
Jennifer Sladen
 Director, National Initiatives		   Jonathan Lucus
Senior 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 Innvations 		  

Taylor Woodard
Program Associate
 
Reginald Thomas
Criminal Justice & Disability Fellow		    

Public Policy & Legal Advocacy

Annie Acosta
Director, Fiscal and Family Support Policy		   Claire Manning
Director, Advocacy & Mobilization
 
Julie Ward
Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy		   Marty Ford
Senior Advisor, 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