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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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News

U.S. Ski Committee announces Olympic ski team

Congrats to former Service Partners Club Unified Partner Gus Schumacher and Anchorage ski coaches’ son Luke Jager!

A celebration of community

A celebration of community at this year’s Polar Plunge fundraiser for Special Olympics Alaska. This year, Service High School’s Partners Club had a lot to jump for during Special Olympics ...

The 13th Annual Special Olympics Alaska Polar Plunge

"The 13th Annual Special Olympics Alaska Polar Plunge is expected to draw hundreds of people to Anchorage’s Goose Lake on Saturday, Dec. 18..."

Our Staff

Sarah Arts
President/CEO
Emily Tymick
Vice President/COO
Joanna Paris
Senior Director of Initiatives
Chris Barraza
Development & Com. Manager
Sarah Hajdukovich
UCS Manager
Eddie Eccker
Sports & Competition Manager
Coby Smith
Facility & Activities Manager
April Mobley
Finance Manager
Bailey Young
Marketing & Com. Specialist
Ayesha Abdul-Jillil
Office Assistant
Joe Pichler
Office Assistant
Matthew Maillelle
Office Assistant
Charlotte Mulcahy
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 – Donlin Gold
Adolf Zeeman – Anchorage Superior Court

Special Olympics Alaska Jim Balamaci Training Center

As of December 2022, Special Olympics Alaska has a revised Return to Activities protocol. The protocol will take into account COVID case rate in a given community, as well as the vaccination rate among participants.


Please visit the COVID-19 Response Page for more detailed information on the Full Revised Return to Activities protocol for Special Olympics Alaska activities.

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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.
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