Board
Officers
Directors
The Arc US Foundation
Visit The Arc US Foundation webpage to meet the Foundation Board and learn about their work.
The Arc Staff
Executive
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Chief Executive Officer | She/her/hers pronounsKaty Neas (Read her bio)
Email: neas@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Ruben Rodriguez, Chief Operating Officer, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ruban-500x500.jpg)
Chief Operating Officer | He/him/his pronounsRuben Rodriguez
Email: rodriguez@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
Advocacy and Public Policy
![A headshot of a woman with red, shoulder length. She is wearing a black turtleneck sweater and smiling for the camera.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Brittany-Owens-500x500.jpg)
Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy | She/her/hers pronounsBrittany Owens
Email: owens@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Claire Manning, Senior Director, Advocacy and Mobilization, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Manning-500x500.jpg)
Senior Director, Advocacy and Mobilization | She/her/hers pronounsClaire Manning
Email: Manning@TheArc.org
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Director Social Security and Healthcare PolicyDarcy Milburn
Email: milburn@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![A photo of a man wearing a grey suit jacket with a light blue shirt and a blue and yellow stripe tie.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/David-Goldfarb-500x500.jpg)
Director of Policy | He/him/his pronounsDavid Goldfarb
Email: goldfarb@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Staff Attorney | He/him/his pronouns Evan Monod (Read his bio)
Email: Monod@TheArc.org
![Jenny Alexander, Director, National Initiatives, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jenny-Alexander-500x500.jpg)
Director, National Initiatives | She/her/hers pronounsJenny Alexander
Email: Alexander@TheArc.org
![Julie Ward, Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Julie-Ward-500x500.jpg)
Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy | She/her/hers pronounsJulie Ward
Email: ward@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Marty Ford, Senior Advisor, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Marty-Ford-500x500.jpg)
Senior Advisor Marty Ford
Email: ford@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Maureen Swanson, Director, Project TENDR, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Swanson-500x500.jpg)
Director, Project TENDR | She/her/hers pronounsMaureen Swanson
Email: Swanson@TheArc.org
![Michael Nagel, Policy Manager, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Nagel-500x500.jpg)
Policy Manager | He/him/his pronounsMichael Nagel
Email: Nagel@TheArc.org
![A woman with long brown hair wearing tortoise frame glasses. She is wearing a black suit jacket with a blue blouse underneath and a pearl necklace.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Robin-Linscott-500x5004-1-500x500.jpg)
Director of Education and Family Policy | She/her/hers pronounsRobyn Linscott
Email: linscott@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![A woman with shoulder length curly brown hair wearing a blue turtleneck sweater and tortoise frame glasses.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Shira-HEADSHOTS-500x500-1-500x500.jpg)
Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & General Counsel | She/her/hers pronounsShira Wakschlag (Read her bio)
Email: wakschlag@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
Development
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Manager, Corporate Partnerships | He/him/his pronouns Braden Horton
Email: horton@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Senior Executive Officer, Development | he/him pronounsKarim Merchant
Email: merchant@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Senior Grants Manager | She/her/hers pronounsMichele Petrella
Email: petrella@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Associate Director Individual Philanthropy | He/him/his pronounsMike Salous
Email: MSalous@TheArc.org
![A man with short brown hair and a beard wearing a tan button up shirt.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Sean-Strader-500x5002-1-500x500.jpg)
Development Associate | He/him Sean Strader
Email: strader@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
Marketing and Communications
![Amanda Guerrero, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Guerrero-500x500.jpg)
Senior Manager Digital Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsAmanda Guerrero
Email: Guerrero@TheArc.org
![Glenn Griffin, Director, Marketing & Digital Engagement, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Glenn-500x500.jpg)
Senior Director Marketing and Digital Engagement | He/him/his pronounsGlenn Griffin
Email: griffin@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Hillary Costa, Senior Project Manager, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Hillary-500x500.jpg)
Senior Project Manager | She/her/hers pronounsHillary Carroll
Email: Carroll@TheArc.org
![A woman with shoulder length light brown hair wearing a light pink cardigan over a grey and white striped shirt.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/Board-Staff-HEADSHOTS-Jackie-Dilwood-500x500.jpg)
Director of Communications | She/her/hers pronounsJackie Dilworth
Email: dilworth@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![A photo of a woman with red, shoulder length hair wearing a black sweater with a white collared shirt underneath.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Board-Staff-HEADSHOTS-Kate-Mairs-500x500.jpg)
Associate Director, Marketing & Design | She/her/hers pronounsKate Mairs
Email: mairs@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Kristen McKiernan, Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/McKiernan-500x500.jpg)
Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsKristen McKiernan
Email: mckiernan@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Qasim Ehsan, Web Developer, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Qasim-500x500.jpg)
Senior Web Developer | He/him/his pronounsQasim Ehsan
Email: Ehsan@TheArc.org
![A photo of a woman with shoulder length blond hair. She is wearing a white printed shirt.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Board-Staff-HEADSHOTS-Susan-Stone-500x500.jpg)
Digital Marketing Associate | She/her/hers pronounsSusan Stonecypher-Hawkins
Email: stonecypher-hawkins@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
Operations
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CRM Administrator | He/him/his pronouns Chris Saik
Email: Saik@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Manager of Conferences and Events | She/her/hers pronounsJahlesa Browne
Email: JBrowne@TheArc.org
![Jessica Daniels, Finance Director, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Jessica-Daniels-500x500.jpg)
Director, FinanceJessica Daniels
Email: JDaniels@TheArc.org
![Dark gray icon depicting a headshot silhouette](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/No-Profile-500x500.jpg)
Benefits and Payroll Administrator | She/her pronounsTamika Williams
Email: williams@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Victoria Vo, Accounting Associate, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Victoria-Vo-500x500.jpg)
Senior Accounting Associate | She/her/hers pronounsVictoria Vo
Email: Vo@TheArc.org
![William Washington, Receptionist, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/William-Washington-500x500.jpg)
Receptionist | He/him/his pronounsWilliam Washington
Program Innovation and Chapter Relations
![Abby Owusu, Manger, Chapter Leadership, Development and Growth, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Owusu-500x500.jpg)
Manager, Chapter Leadership, Development and Growth | She/her/hers pronounsAbby Baht Israel
Email: bahtisrael@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
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Chapter Associate | She/her/hers pronounsAshley Glears
Email: Glears@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![A woman with long grey and brown hair wearing a sleeveless floral blouse.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Carrie-Hobbs-500x500.jpg)
Senior Executive Officer, Chapters and Community | She/her/hers pronounsCarrie Hobbs Guiden
Email: guiden@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Dark gray icon depicting a headshot silhouette](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/No-Profile-500x500.jpg)
Program Attorney, Disability and Justice Initiatives | he/him pronounsJosh Branch
Email: branch@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Katy Schmid, Director, The Arc@School](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Schmid-500x500.jpg)
Senior Director National Program Initiatives | She/her/hers pronounsKaty Schmid
Email: Schmid@TheArc.org
![Kerry Mauger, Director, Special Projects, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kerry-Mauger-500x500.jpg)
Director, Special Projects | She/her/hers pronounsKerry Mauger
Email: Mauger@TheArc.org
![Leigh Ann Davis, Director, Justice Initiatives, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Leigh-Ann-Davis-500x500.jpg)
Senior Director Criminal Justice InitiativesLeigh Anne McKingsley
Email: mckingsley@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![A headshot of a woman with shoulder length brown hair wearing a black blazer over a white and black stripe blouse. She has on a pearl neckalce and pearl earrings.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Sequaya-Tasker-500x500.jpg)
Senior Executive Officer, Programs | She/her/hers pronounsSequaya Tasker
Email: tasker@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Taylor Woodard, Senior Program Associate, The Arc](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Woodard-500x500.jpg)
Manager I&R and Program Innovation | She/her/hers pronouns Taylor Woodard
Email: Woodard@TheArc.org
State Offices*
![A woman with long grey and brown hair wearing a sleeveless floral blouse.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Carrie-Hobbs-500x500.jpg)
Acting State Director, The Arc Rhode Island | She/her/hers pronounsCarrie Hobbs Guiden
Email: guiden@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![Dark gray icon depicting a headshot silhouette](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/No-Profile-500x500.jpg)
Executive Director, The Arc of DC | He/him/his pronounsDamian Miller
Email: dmiller@TheArc.org
![Kristi Short, Executive Assistant](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Kristi-Short-500x500.jpg)
Executive AssistantKristi Short
Email: kshort@TheArc.org
![A woman wearing a black sweater and silver earrings.](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Board-Staff-HEADSHOTS-melanie-soto-500x500.jpg)
State Director, The Arc Arizona | She/her/hers pronounsMelanie Soto
Email: soto@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
![](https://thearcwebdev.wpengine.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Sydney-Badeau-500x500.jpg)
Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, The Arc Wisconsin | She/her/hers pronounsSydney Badeau
Email: badeau@thearcwebdev.wpengine.com
*State Offices operating as division of The Arc of the US
Staff of our local chapters can be found on their individual websites.