A group of diverse community leaders who work with local staff to raise funds and awareness for Best Buddies.
Sacramento
Kaylee Jones, Board Chair
Event and Project Planner
CalPERS
Katina Aitkens
Best Buddies Ambassador
Danielle Christy
Educational Psychologist
Sara Cummings
Manager, Provider Content Integration
VSP Vision
Cynthia Hextell
Realtor
Hextell Real Estate Group
Jadie Heugel
Strategic HR Communications Consultant
Oracle Human Resources
Tammy Hinds
Sr Deputy Probation Officer
Sacramento County
Christopher Luebke
Education Specialist
Janya Sinha
Student
Tyler Sierras
Community Member
Kim Trigueiro
Special Education Department Program Specialist
Caroline Van Zant
Student
UC Davis
Magdeline Zogopoulos
In Memorium
San Francisco
Ken Seto, Board Chair
Senior Web Developer
Scientific Certification Systems
Thom Boharsik
Managing Director
Scorpio Insights
Tessie Amador
Sourcing Lead
Gas Operations, PG&E
Thom Boharsik
Chief of Staff, Transformation & Director
Solution Analysis
Sarah Coyne
Managing Partner
Fivespan Partners
Marco Dondero
Honorary
Marcia Hutchinson
Founder and Product Manager
Pre-Seed Stealth AI Startup
Wesley Lam
Outreach Ambassador
Civic Edge Consulting
Kevin Lint
Managing Director
Accenture
Fresno
Kelly Petersen
Autism Inclusion
Bullard High School, Fresno Unified
Alicia Romer
Sr. Manager, Small Business Engagement
PG&E
Thao Tran
Systematic Advocate
Dave Castro
Executive Coach
Fresno County Office of Education
Shaneaya Garner
Director, Medical Surgical Services
Community Regional Medical Center
Brevin Morrison
Best Buddies Ambassador
Fresno Project SEARCH Graduate
Michelle Bradford
Business Owner
Custom Plus Construction
Los Angeles
Shawn Egan, Board Chair
Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist
Google
Ben Scott, Board Vice-Chair
Director, Administration
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Lindsey Carter
Founder
Set Active
Benjamin Haworth
Student
Karen Leder
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Leder Group
Emily Levine
Sr. Vice President
Career Group Companies
Karl Lott
Partner
Holland & Knight
Elissa McClure
Partner
Holland & Knight
Nataliya Mehta
Founder & Jewelry Designer
LA Muse Gems
Greg Pearson
Managing Director / Partner, Co-Head of Logistics for North American and European Real Estate Funds
Fortress Investment Group
Grey Watson
Senior Director, US Marketing
Netflix
San Diego
Bennet Driscoll
Global Events Manager
Dell Technologies
Kimberly Hazard, Board Chair
Director of Operations
High Flying Foods
Mari Mayberry
Facilities Manager
JLL
Frances Aguilar
Student and Best Buddies Ambassador
Angie Reyes
Project Manager
Intact Technology
Kevin Stevenson
Broadcaster
KOCT
Shovan Vatandoust
Student
If you are interested in being a part of our Advisory Board, and would like more information, please reach out to california@bestbuddies.org.
