The Arc Staff

The Arc Staff

Executive

Chief Executive Officer | She/her/hers pronounsKaty Neas (Read her bio)
Email: neas@thearc.org

Ruben Rodriguez, Chief Operating Officer, The Arc — Chief Operating Officer | He/him/his pronounsRuben Rodriguez
Email: rodriguez@thearc.org

Advocacy and Public Policy

Senior Associate, Policy and Advocacy | She/her/hers pronounsBrittany Owens
Email: owens@thearc.org

Claire Manning, Senior Director, Advocacy and Mobilization, The Arc — Senior Executive Officer, Advocacy and Mobilization | She/her/hers pronounsClaire Manning
Email: Manning@TheArc.org

Director Social Security and Healthcare PolicyDarcy Milburn
Email: milburn@thearc.org

Staff Attorney | He/him/his pronouns Evan Monod (Read his bio)
Email: Monod@TheArc.org

Jenny Alexander, Director, National Initiatives, The Arc — Director, National Initiatives | She/her/hers pronounsJenny Alexander
Email: Alexander@TheArc.org

Julie Ward, Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy, The Arc — Senior Executive Officer, Public Policy | She/her/hers pronounsJulie Ward
Email: ward@thearc.org

Senior Director, Medicaid Policy | She/her/hers pronounsKim Musheno
Email: musheno@thearc.org

Marty Ford, Senior Advisor, The Arc — Senior Advisor Marty Ford
Email: ford@thearc.org

Maureen Swanson, Director, Project TENDR, The Arc — Director, Project TENDR | She/her/hers pronounsMaureen Swanson
Email: Swanson@TheArc.org

Michael Nagel, Policy Manager, The Arc — 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. — Director of Education and Family Policy | She/her/hers pronounsRobyn Linscott
Email: linscott@thearc.org

A woman with shoulder length curly brown hair wearing a blue turtleneck sweater and tortoise frame glasses. — Senior Director, Legal Advocacy & General Counsel | She/her/hers pronounsShira Wakschlag (Read her bio)
Email: wakschlag@thearc.org

Development

Manager, Corporate Partnerships | He/him/his pronouns Braden Horton
Email: horton@thearc.org

Senior Executive Officer, Development | he/him pronounsKarim Merchant
Email: merchant@thearc.org

Senior Grants Manager | She/her/hers pronounsMichele Petrella
Email: petrella@thearc.org

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. — Development Associate | He/him Sean Strader
Email: strader@thearc.org

Marketing and Communications

Amanda Guerrero, Senior Manager, Digital Marketing, The Arc — Senior Manager Digital Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsAmanda Guerrero
Email: Guerrero@TheArc.org

Glenn Griffin, Director, Marketing & Digital Engagement, The Arc — Senior Director Marketing and Digital Engagement | He/him/his pronounsGlenn Griffin
Email: griffin@thearc.org

Hillary Costa, Senior Project Manager, The Arc — 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. — Director of Communications | She/her/hers pronounsJackie Dilworth
Email: dilworth@thearc.org

A photo of a woman with red, shoulder length hair wearing a black sweater with a white collared shirt underneath. — Associate Director, Marketing & Design | She/her/hers pronounsKate Mairs
Email: mairs@thearc.org

Kristen McKiernan, Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing, The Arc — Senior Executive Officer, Communications & Marketing | She/her/hers pronounsKristen McKiernan
Email: mckiernan@thearc.org

Qasim Ehsan, Web Developer, The Arc — 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. — Digital Marketing Associate | She/her/hers pronounsSusan Stonecypher-Hawkins
Email: stonecypher-hawkins@thearc.org

Operations

Director, Human Resources | She/her/hers pronouns Brittany Lacey
Email: Lacey@TheArc.org

CRM Administrator | He/him/his pronouns Chris Saik
Email: Saik@thearc.org

Jessica Daniels, Finance Director, The Arc — Director, FinanceJessica Daniels
Email: JDaniels@TheArc.org

Director, Conferences and Events | She/her/hers pronouns Natasha Ross
Email: ross@thearc.org

Benefits and Payroll Administrator | She/her pronounsTamika Williams
Email: williams@thearc.org

Victoria Vo, Accounting Associate, The Arc — Senior Accounting Associate | She/her/hers pronounsVictoria Vo
Email: Vo@TheArc.org

William Washington, Receptionist, The Arc — Receptionist | He/him/his pronounsWilliam Washington

Program Innovation and Chapter Relations

Abby Owusu, Manger, Chapter Leadership, Development and Growth, The Arc — Manager, Chapter Leadership, Development and Growth | She/her/hers pronounsAbby Baht Israel
Email: bahtisrael@thearc.org

Chapter Associate | She/her/hers pronounsAshley Glears
Email: Glears@thearc.org

A woman with long grey and brown hair wearing a sleeveless floral blouse. — Senior Executive Officer, Chapters and Community | She/her/hers pronounsCarrie Hobbs Guiden
Email: guiden@thearc.org

Katy Schmid, Director, The Arc@School — Senior Director National Program Initiatives | She/her/hers pronounsKaty Schmid
Email: Schmid@TheArc.org

Kerry Mauger, Director, Special Projects, The Arc — Director, Special Projects | She/her/hers pronounsKerry Mauger
Email: Mauger@TheArc.org

Leigh Ann Davis, Director, Justice Initiatives, The Arc — Senior Director Criminal Justice InitiativesLeigh Anne McKingsley
Email: mckingsley@thearc.org

Senior Executive Officer, Programs | She/her/hers pronounsSequaya Tasker
Email: tasker@thearc.org

Taylor Woodard, Senior Program Associate, The Arc — 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. — Acting State Director, The Arc Rhode Island | She/her/hers pronounsCarrie Hobbs Guiden
Email: guiden@thearc.org

Kristi Short, Executive Assistant — Executive AssistantKristi Short
Email: kshort@TheArc.org

A woman wearing a black sweater and silver earrings. — State Director, The Arc Arizona | She/her/hers pronounsMelanie Soto
Email: soto@thearc.org

Advocacy and Outreach Specialist, The Arc Wisconsin | She/her/hers pronounsSydney Badeau
Email: badeau@thearc.org

*State Offices operating as division of The Arc of the US

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