The Northern California Law Enforcement Torch Run is run by a Torch Run Director, Assistant Director and State Committee. At the direction of the Torch Run Leadership, the LETR Executive Committee meet regularly and include key LETR members from across the state. The committee is responsible for providing input and insight to the statewide efforts and helping to communicate information back to their local agencies.
Our Law Enforcement Executive Committee members have years of Special Olympics and Torch Run experience between them. Their goal is to serve as a resource to agencies who are new to the Torch Run or are interested in increasing their involvement through fundraising and public awareness.
LETR LEADERSHIP
State Director
Deputy Chief Aaron Johnson, Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety
Assistant State Directorr
Cristal Sanchez, Monterey County Probation Department
CDCR Chair
Deputy Director Liz Gransee, Health Care Communications - California Correctional Heath Care ServiceCalifornia Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation
CHP Chair
Captain Chris Sherry, California Highway Patrol
Torch Run Chair
Sgt. John Hohmann (Retired), Scotts Valley Police Department
Regional Directors
The LETR Regional Directors are responsible for overseeing their respective area in regards to LETR involvement, engagement, growth and support of Special Olympics area activities.
Region 1 – Sgt. Freddie Henson, Fresno County Sheriff’s Office
County Responsibility: Fresno, Kings, Madera, Tulare
Region 2 – OPEN
Region 3 – Damian Camarena, Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office
County Responsibility: San Francisco, San Mateo, Santa Clara
Region 4 – Jeff Godfrey, Ceres Police Department
County Responsibility: Alpine, Amador, Calaveras, Mariposa, Merced, Mono, Stanislaus, Tuolumne
Region 5 – Yanneth Contrada, Fremont Police Department
County Responsibility: Alameda, Contra Costa
Region 6 – Therese Giannelli, CDCR – California State Prison, Sacramento
County Responsibility: El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Sacramento, San Joaquin, Yolo
Region 7 – Sgt. Todd Shulman, Napa Police Department
County Responsibility: Marin, Napa, Solano, Sonoma
Region 8 – OPEN
County Responsibility: Butte, Colusa, Del Norte, Glenn, Humboldt, Lake, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Plumas, Shasta, Sierra, Siskiyou, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yuba
LETR Committee At Large Representatives
Sgt. Jennifer Coats, Berkeley Police Department
Jodi Cornell, Pleasant Hill Police Department
Captain Marlaina Dernoncourt, CDCR – California State Prison, Solano
Therese Giannelli, CDCR – California State Prison, Sacramento
Jeff Godfrey, Livingston Police Department
Kerri Hansen, Alameda County Sheriff’s Office
Sgt. Nick Mavrakis, BART Police Department
Lt. Raymond Winters, San Francisco County Sheriff’s Department
Special Olympics Athlete Appointees
Jonathan Sparks
Christy Dodge
LETR Staff
LETR Liaison
Katie Ostrom – Senior Director, Law Enforcement Torch Run
KatieO@sonc.org
Allie Bakalar – Coordinator, LETR Fundraising & Events
AllieB@sonc.org
