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Contact

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Headquarters

Special Olympics
2600 Virginia Ave NW, 11th Floor
Washington, DC 20037 USA
+1 202-628-3630
+1 800-700-8585
+1 202-824-0200 (Fax)

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Donor Services / Donor Communication Preferences

Careers

For information on jobs and internships at Special Olympics, go to our professional opportunities page

Press / Communications

Christy Weir
Vice President, International Media Relations and Communications
+ 1 202-738-8511
cweir@specialolympics.org

Rebecca Simon
Senior Director of Communications
media@specialolympics.org

Health Communications

Christy Weir
Vice President, International Media Relations and Communications

+ 1 202-738-8511

cweir@specialolympics.org

Research and Evaluation

Kiki Martin
Coordinator, Research & Evaluation
research@specialolympics.org

Athlete Leadership

Brandon Schatsiek
Manager, Athlete Leadership Development
+1 202-628-3630
bschatsiek@specialolympics.org

Sports & Competition Management

Kester Edwards
Manager, Sport & Development
Marie Merritt
Director, Sport Operations
Sports@specialolympics.org

Healthy Athletes

Anne D. Williams, DNP, MS, RN
Vice President, Health Service & Education
awilliams@specialolympics.org

Unified Schools

Haylie Wrubel
Senior Director, Global Education
HWrubel@specialolympics.org

Unified Youth Leadership

Kaitlyn Hamrick
Director, Youth Development
khamrick@specialolympics.org

Strategic Gifts

Leigh Ann Cardenas
Director, Strategic Gifts
lcardenas@specialolympics.org

Corporate Partnerships

Daniel Orzechowski
Senior Director, Global Strategic Partnerships
dorzechowski@specialolympics.org

Young Athletes

Rebecca Ralston
Senior Director, Early Childhood
+1 202-824-0212
rralston@specialolympics.org

Families

Hannah Helton
Srenior Manager, Family Engagement
hhelton@specialolympics.org

Leadership Academy

Svetlana Fenichel
Director, Leadership and Organizational Excellence
+1 202-628-3630
sfenichel@specialolympics.org
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Program and Region Office Contacts

Africa

Romi Reinecke
Senior Director, Marketing and Communications
+27 11 706 3323
rreinecke@specialolympics.org

Asia Pacific

Shree Ann Mathavan
Director, Marketing and Communications
+65 6871 4920
smathavan@specialolympics.org

East Asia

Cherry Ye
Marketing & Development
Director
+86 21 6248 2020 x 816
cye@SpecialOlympics.org

Europe Eurasia

Fiona Hynes
Head of Communications
+353 87 134-2820
fhynes@specialolympics.org

Middle East-North Africa

Ayman Wahab
Regional President & Managing Director
+ 20 2 345 5510
+ 20 2 345 5510
awahab@specialolympics.org

Latin America

Claudia Echeverry
Regional President and Managing Director
+507 214-4500
cecheverry@specialolympics.org

North America

Rachel McQuiston
Sr. Manager, Marketing & Communications
rmcquiston@specialolympics.org