PRIDE INDUSTRIES - Key Persons


A Commitment to Service

Charles is committed to helping others and frequently volunteers with nonprofit organizations. In this spirit, he has served on the boards of several community groups, including the El Dorado Hills Chamber of Commerce, Hands 4 Hope, and the YMCA.

Adrienne Lawson

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion ( DEI )

Alan McMillan - CIO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Information Officer
"I get to see, firsthand, how lives are changed for the better by what we do. PRIDE Industries is made up of individual efforts that together create a significant force for change.

Alan Ruzich

Job Titles:
  • Regional Operations Director, Distribution and Production

Amy Scanlon

Job Titles:
  • Grant Writer / the Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation

Andrea Roberts - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Director, Human Resources

Andrea Rogozinski

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Inclusion Legislative Affairs and Program Development

Armen Keledjian

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Information Technology
A vital member of our technology leadership team, Armen works in tandem with our business lines to provide top-notch service to our technology customers in support of and in alignment with our mission, vision, and values. He is also instrumental in the development and deployment of new technologies across the company.

Bob Olsen

Job Titles:
  • Chairman / Founder / Board Member / Deacon Construction

Brice Harris

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Chancellor Emeritus

Charles E. Sharp - CFO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Financial Officer

Chris Bunch

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Commercial Facilities Services

Chuck Garvin

Job Titles:
  • Director, Continuous Improvement

Companywide Knowledge

Jeff brought more than 20 years of domestic and international business leadership to PRIDE Industries when he joined in 2008. Since then, he has held a variety of roles within the company, including Controller from 2008 - 2014, VP of Finance from 2014 - 2016, and Chief Financial Officer from 2016 - 2018. Jeff holds a Master of Business Administration degree from Drexel University, Sacramento. He is also a California State University, Sacramento graduate with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.

Dan Robin

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Strategic Partnerships

Dana Almora

Job Titles:
  • Director, Learning & Development

Daniel Sakow - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team

David Cuevas

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Inclusion Employment Programs

David Daniel

Job Titles:
  • Director, Federal Facilities Operations

David Wickersham

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Quality, Environmental Health and Safety Programs

Dawn Clayton

Job Titles:
  • General Manager

Dawn Horwath

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Inclusion Employment Programs

Diana Erickson

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Inclusion Career Development and Navigation

Don Nelson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Government Facilities Services

Donald Lucy

Job Titles:
  • General Manager, Northern California

Donna L. Courville

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Attorney / Boutin Jones, Inc.

Donnette Uhl

Job Titles:
  • Director, Growth Support

Dr. Rao Unnava

Job Titles:
  • Dean

Dr. Robert L. Lorber - Chairman

Job Titles:
  • Chairman

Ed Bonner

Job Titles:
  • Member / Retired, Sheriff

Edward J. Quinn

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Partner

Emily Lopretta

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Workforce Inclusion Compliance

Erin Fleischmann

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Marketing Operations

G.H. Swaleh

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Procurement

Gary Schlauch

Job Titles:
  • Business Development Manager

Gary Swarthout

Job Titles:
  • General Manager, Corrections

George Neidhardt

Job Titles:
  • Director, Facilities & Real Estate

Gina De Bernardi

Job Titles:
  • Director, Federal Contracts

Glen Gleesing

Job Titles:
  • Director, Field Operations

Heidi Little

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Inclusion Project Portfolio Management and People Excellence

Jack Jackman

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Contracts

Jacqueline Saites

Job Titles:
  • Director, Procurement

Jeannine English

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • President / Board of Directors, Retired

Jeff Dern - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
"The success of PRIDE Industries is measured by each person whose life we impact with access, choice, and greater independence through employment. It's a privilege to be part of a company that offers hope to so many." Jeff joined PRIDE Industries in 2008, serving in a variety of finance and operational positions before stepping into the role of President in 2018. In 2021, he was named President and CEO by the Board of Directors. During his tenure as head of PRIDE Industries, Jeff has continued to expand the company's mission across the nation, increasing services for people with disabilities and leading the company into new markets to support that mission. Under Jeff's innovative leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic, PRIDE Industries was able to grow and thrive, while ensuring the safety of all its employees and customers.

Jennifer Gedney

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Workforce Inclusion Process and Systems Excellence

Jennifer Ottolini

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Operations

Jennifer Simek

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Compliance

Jerry Kirschner

Job Titles:
  • Director, Commissary Operations

Jim Barone

Job Titles:
  • Member at Large / past Chair

Jim Schafer

Job Titles:
  • Director, Project & Energy Services

Jo-Jo Sanchez

Job Titles:
  • Manager, Workforce Inclusion Community and Employer Partnerships

John-Andrew Dueñas

Job Titles:
  • Senior Director, Payroll and HRIS

Jud Riggs - CEO, President

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • President
  • Vice Chair

Judi Adams - President

Job Titles:
  • President

Kat Maudru

Job Titles:
  • Director, Public Relations

Kathy Lopez-Shaughnessy

Job Titles:
  • Director, Commercial Contracts

Kevin Lewis

Job Titles:
  • Development Associate / the Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation

Larry Welch

Job Titles:
  • Member at Large

Leah Burdick

Job Titles:
  • Chief Growth Officer
  • As Chief Growth Officer
As Chief Growth Officer, Leah Burdick leads PRIDE Industries' Marketing (corporate, recruiting, and lines of business), Business Development (Commercial Facilities), Customer Experience, Public Relations, Proposal, and Foundation teams. She also develops partnerships with businesses, agency partners, and disability organizations for customer, mission, and candidate growth. Since joining PRIDE Industries in 2020, Leah has boosted the company's recognition, transformed its marketing and sales support function, spearheaded the launch of the Customer Experience program, expanded The Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation, and launched the I AM ABLE Helpline, a one-of-a-kind employment helpline for people with disabilities and barriers to employment. She also conceived of a Disability Job Fair concept that will launch in October 2023.

Lee Blaszyk

Job Titles:
  • Sales, Northern California

Louis A. Vismara

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Consultant / AKT Investments Inc.

Luis Torres-Acosta

Job Titles:
  • Vice President of Manufacturing, Logistics, and Engineering & Property Services

Marco Rodriguez

Job Titles:
  • Member / Financial Services Representative / Principal Securities Registered Representative

Marcos Solis

Job Titles:
  • Director, Field Operations

Mary Flores

Job Titles:
  • Board Chair for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
  • Vice President, Custodial and Environmental Services
Flores currently serves as Board Chair for the Sacramento Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. She is also on the Board of the American Leadership Forum, Mountain Valley Chapter (where she is a Class XII Senior Fellow). Formerly, Flores served on the Board of Child Advocates of Placer County.

Matt Anderson

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Inclusive Talent Solutions

Matt Durkovich

Job Titles:
  • Federal Business Development Director

Michael Laperche

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Risk Management

Michele Bennyhoff

Job Titles:
  • Director, the Michael Ziegler PRIDE Industries Foundation

Mike Douglas

Job Titles:
  • General Manager, Electronics Manufacturing

Mike Snegg - CEO, Treasurer

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Treasurer

Nadder Mirsepassi

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Director of Treasury, Retired / Sutter Health
  • Member / Retired, Assistant Treasurer & Dir of Treasury

Nancy Santoriello

Job Titles:
  • Director, Landscape Operations

Nick Hines

Job Titles:
  • Director, Field Operations

Randy Gregorcyk

Job Titles:
  • Director, Program Development

Rob Lynch

Job Titles:
  • Member / Retired, President / CEO

Robert Hines

Job Titles:
  • Director, Workforce Development

Roy Amri

Job Titles:
  • Business Development, Electronics Manufacturing

Sandy Smoley - CEO

Job Titles:
  • CEO
  • Secretary

Scott Lacey

Job Titles:
  • Director, Distribution Supply Chain Logistics

Shannon Bloxham

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Director, Federal Contracts

Stephanie Goin

Job Titles:
  • in 2017 As Controller
  • Vice President, Accounting and Financial Reporting
Stephanie leads all accounting department operations, including cultivating and maintaining the company's strategic banking relationships. In her leadership role, Stephanie directs external financial audits of all PRIDE Industries legal entities, and ensures compliance with all tax and financial reporting rules. She also ensures adherence to federal acquisition regulations and cost accounting standards. Stephanie joined PRIDE Industries in 2017 as Controller. In that role, she led several key initiatives for the accounting department. When PRIDE Industries merged with two companies over two consecutive years-Crossroads and Partnerships with Industry (PWI)-it was Stephanie who led the integration of the multiple accounting systems, ensuring timely compliance with all accounting and financial reporting rules. Prior to joining PRIDE Industries, Stephanie was a controller for SBM, an international, commercial custodial company. Early in her career, she worked at the public accounting firm Perry-Smith, LLP (now Crowe Horwath).

Stephen J. Platter

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Beyond Sales Management Team
  • Executive Director - Private Wealth Advisor / Morgan Stanley

Tameka Rich

Job Titles:
  • Rehabilitation Director, Commercial Contracts

Tim Vanover

Job Titles:
  • Director, Business Development

Tim Young

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Talent Management

Tina Oliveira - CHRO

Job Titles:
  • Chief Human Resources Officer
  • Head of All Human Resource Functions

Tony Lopez

Job Titles:
  • Vice President, Manufacturing & Logistics Services

Walt Payne

Job Titles:
  • Member / Retired, President / CEO