Be a Fan of Inspiration ...

"When I first started playing two years ago, I wasn't that good," Bowers said. "I am better at the game now because I practice all the time."

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Be a Fan of Inclusion ...

Sanders found a new meaning to life when he joined Special Olympics. He said that being a part of this is keeping him off the streets and it's something to look forward to because he made new friends.

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Be a Fan of Sport ...

Martinez, who is from Sullivan County and is coached by Melissa Ebeling, believes that the Special Olympics has helped him stay motivated as well keeping positive.

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Executive Contacts

Special Olympics New York Headquarters
504 Balltown Road
Schenectady, NY 12304
518-388-0790   
1-800-836- 6976  
Fax 518-388-0795

ext. email

Executive

Neal J. Johnson, President & CEO   johnsonn@nyso.org
Shelly Nangle, Executive VP & COO   mnangle@nyso.org
Patricia Grady, Executive Secretary 122 pgrady@nyso.org

Program

Steve Fuller, Vice President, Program & Competition 104 sfuller@nyso.org
Christopher Lewis, Director of Competition 113 clewis@nyso.org
Bill Collins, Director of Training 127 bcollins@nyso.org
David DeGeorgia, Sports Database Administrator 131 ddegeorgia@nyso.org
Heather Voorhees, Administrative Assistant 115
hvoorhees@nyso.org

Volunteers

Stacy Gioeli, Director of Volunteer Management 111 sgioeli@nyso.org

Law Enforcement Torch Run & Special Events

Kaila Horton, Director of Development,
Statewide Law Enforcement Torch Run Liaison
129 khorton@nyso.org

Development & Public Awareness

Renee Snyder,
Vice President, Development & Public Awareness

103 rsnyder@nyso.org
Darcie Henderson, Assoc. Director of Development
(Marketing and Communications)
106 dhenders@nyso.org
Beth Costello, Director of Development
(Direct Response Marketing)
143 bcostello@nyso.org
Michelle Iorizzo, Development Specialist 109 miorizzo@nyso.org

Finance/Human Resources

Ray Polikoski, Vice President, Finance & Administration 119 rpolikoski@nyso.org
Loris Brown, Accountant 126 lbrown@nyso.org
Christina James, HR & Finance Administor 118 cjames@nyso.org
Sunny Damji, Raisers Edge Manager 117 sdamji@nyso.org
Sue Hannon, Finance Assistant 101 shannon@nyso.org
Carol Gill, Direct Marketing Assistant 128 cgill@nyso.org
Holly Gray, Administrative Assistant 102 hgray@nyso.org

Information Systems

Terry Simboli, Director of Information Systems 125 tsimboli@nyso.org