Claiborne is truly an amazing and inspiring woman who has not only touched the lives of hundreds of thousands but has changed the lives of all with whom she has met. She is a woman of faith who shares her personal story to promote hope and tolerance for all people around the world. In 2000, Walt Disney Productions created The Loretta Claiborne Story.
Claiborne is a world- class runner and gifted motivational speaker who happens to also be a Special Olympics Athlete and a person who has an intellectual disability. She has received two honorary doctorate degrees (Quinnipiac University in 1995 and Villanova University in 2003); completed 26 marathons (she finished in the top 100 women of the Boston Marathon with her best time 3:03); received the 1996 ESPY Award-Arthur Ashe Award for Courage; contributed to a motion picture by Walt Disney Productions about her life; has a 4th degree black belt in karate; and is an inductee into the Women in Sports Hall of Fame and Special Olympics Pennsylvania Hall of Fame. She is also an accomplished public speaker who introduced President Clinton at the 1995 Special Olympics World Summer Games, appeared twice on the Oprah Show, communicates in 4 languages, and is fluent in American Sign Language.
Board of Directors
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Timothy Shriver, Ph.D
Chairman of the Board -
Mary Davis
Chief Executive Officer -
Anne Finucane
Lead Director & Vice Chair -
Brandon M. Fitzgerald
Chief Legal Officer; Secretary, Board of Directors -
Dale Jones
Treasurer -
Daniel Kurland
Assistant General Counsel, Assistant Secretary -
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Special Olympics' volunteer Board of Directors determines international policies. The board is composed of business and sport leaders, professional athletes, educators and experts in intellectual disabilities from around the world.
