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
Rebecca Cross
IT Sr. Analyst
Adventist Health
Cynthia Hextell
Realtor
Hextell Real Estate Group
Tammy Hinds
Sr Deputy Probation Officer
Sacramento County
Christopher Luebke
Education Specialist
Tyler Sierras
Kim Trigueiro
Special Education Department Program Specialist
Caroline Van Zant
Student
UC Davis
Magdeline Zogopoulos
Community Advocate
San Francisco
Ken Seto, Board Chair
Advisory Board Chair
Best Buddies
Brian Amador
General Manager
ClubSport San Jose
Tessie Amador
Sourcing Lead
Gas Operations, PG&E
Thom Boharsik
Chief of Staff, Transformation & Director
Solution Analysis
Sarah Coyne
Vice President
Value Act Capital
Linda Goldstein
EVP, Customer Experience & Marketing
CSAA Insurance Group, a AAA Insurer
Marcia Hutchinson
Senior Program Manager
VMware
Wesley Lam
Outreach Ambassador
Civic Edge Consulting
Kevin Lint
Managing Director
Accenture
Kelly Petersen
Teacher & Education Specialist
Fresno Unified School District
Los Angeles
Karl Lott, Board Chair
Partner
Holland & Knight
Ben Scott, Board Vice-Chair
Sr. VP of Operations
Paradigm Talent Agency
Shawn Egan
Sr. Programmatic Account Strategist
Google
Karen Leder
Founder & Chief Creative Officer
Leder Group
Emily Levine
Sr. Vice President
Career Group Companies
Carlos Lopezleon
District Sales Manager
Office Depot
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
San Diego
Bennet Driscoll
Global Events Manager
Dell Technologies
Kimberly Hazard
Director of Operations
High Flying Foods
Mari Mayberry
Facilities Manager
JLL
Angie Reyes
Project Manager
Intact Technology
Kevin Stevenson
Broadcaster
KOCT
Shovan Vatandoust
Honorary Board
Marco Dondero, San Francisco
If you are interested in being a part of our Advisory Board, and would like more information, please reach out to california@bestbuddies.org.
Caroline Van Zant
Student
UC Davis
Magdeline Zogopoulos
Community Advocate
