- 3200 Mountain View Dr. Anchorage, AK 99501
- Phone: 1-907-222-7625
- info@specialolympicsalaska.org
Who We Are
Our Mission
Special Olympics Alaska exists to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. We provide continuing opportunities for athletes to develop physical fitness, to demonstrate courage, to experience joy and to participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship with their families, other Special Olympics athletes and the community.
The Special Olympics mission remains as vital today as it did when the movement was founded in 1968. Special Olympics strives to create a better world by fostering the acceptance and inclusion of all people.
Core Values
Sport is our Passion
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Health is our Commitment
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Community is our Focus
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Excellence is our Goal
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Our Staff
President/CEO
Vice President/COO
Facility & Activities Manager
Sports & Competition Manager
Community Programs Manager
Finance Manager
Inclusive Health Manager
UCS Manager
UCCS Liaison
Office Assistant
Office Assistant
Office Assistant
Administrative Assistant
Board Officers
Chair Tamara Brown
Providence Medical Group
Vice Chair Tony French
Northern Waste
Treasurer Kyle Smith
Eklutna, Inc.
Secretary Jason Kohler
Anchorage Fire Department
Immed. Past Chair Katherine Burrill
Denali Universal Services
Board Directors
Shaina Afoa – UAA Women’s Basketball
Vic Angoco – Matson Alaska
Tony April – Alaska State Troopers
Kari Ellsworth – Northern Sports Production
Amber Halsey – All Ways Caring Home Care
Bryan Knight – Special Olympics Alaska Athlete
Geoff Lundfelt – Global Credit Union
Lara Mabry – Mabry Dentistry & Associates
Charlie Michael – Michael Family Holding Co.
Kristine Morlock – Petro Star
Ryan Muspratt – Petro Star
Michael Schmidt – GCI
Lucas Smith – KPMG
Scott Woodland – The Laundry Group
Kristina Woolston – Old Harbor Native Corp.
Adolf Zeman – Anchorage Superior Court
Special Olympics Alaska Jim Balamaci Training Center
The Jim Balamaci Training Facility is one of four Special Olympics programs in the United States to boast its own dedicated sports facility. Initially, the administrative and weight rooms were inaugurated in 2006 for public use. Then, in 2014, the remaining section of the building was unveiled, featuring an indoor track, a full-size basketball court, a spacious conference room, and locker rooms. Originally serving as the exclusive training venue for Special Olympics Alaska, in 2018, the facility underwent a renaming ceremony to become the Special Olympics Alaska Jim Balamaci Training Facility. This change honored the memory of Jim Balamaci, their late President/CEO, whose unwavering dedication spanning over 40 years laid the foundation for the existence of our training facility today.
Jim Balamaci Memorial Fund
Jim Balamaci embodied the core values of and worked with Special Olympics Alaska for almost 40 years. His impact on Alaskans is immeasurable, and his legacy in our community is certain to last generations.
As we look into the future and work together as a community-we will continue to fulfill his legacy and the mission of Special Olympics Alaska.
As we look into the future and work together as a community-we will continue to fulfill his legacy and the mission of Special Olympics Alaska.
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