Circle of Champions
Our Champions truly epitomize the word “Champion” itself. This select group of leaders raises millions of dollars for Best Buddies annually, and they impact their local programs in an extraordinary and unprecedented way. While they compete for weeks, we revere their commitment to inclusion forever and lean on their wisdom to guide future Champions.
1,500
Champions

$19.5
Million Raised
Our 2021 Top 3
1 | $231,000

Tyler Corder
Nevada
2 | $134,300

Chris Sullivan
Arizona
3 | $100,326

Kyla Boudreau
Arizona
Our Nationwide Champion of the Year Winners

Arizona
Chris Sullivan & Ashlee Coffman
$134,300.00

California: Bay Area
Patty Hsu & Aaron Silverman
$32,560

California: Los Angeles
Emily Levine
$57,850

Colorado & Utah
Michael Fischer
$26,062.83

Connecticut
Nick Rose
$7,123.000

Delaware
Bob England
$5,858.00

Florida: North Florida
Wade Swindell, Scott Goldstein and Skyler Sharp
$70,231.00

Florida: Orlando
Rob Concelman & Mark Stone
$51,000.00

Florida: Palm Beach
Nishant Patel & his Mission Partner, Drew McSweeney
$54,000.00

Florida: South Florida
Haley Gershon

Florida: Southwest Florida
Laura Georgelos & Mission Partner, Daughter Tori
$20,580.00

Florida: Tampa Bay
Morgan Mitchell & her Mission Partner, Aarushi Pratap
$25,000.00

Georgia
Antonio Contreras & Campaign Manager: Kyle Miller
$59,289

Hawaii
Brian Yano and Ho’opi’ookalani Balaz
$15,000

Illinois: Central Illinois
Megan Cipolla
$19,820

Illinois: Chicago
Emma La Cosse
$45,000.00

Indiana
Ashley Lee
$41,705.75

Kentucky
Cameron Brian and Kasey Phelps
$20,295.00

Maine
Scott Kent
$36,855.00

Maryland
Rebe Schaefer
$21,025.00

Michigan
Rachel Mueller
$12,906.67

Minnesota
Mikayla Holmgren
$28,247.00

Nevada
Tyler Corder
$230,000.00

New Hampshire
Ian Clemence-Schreiner
$27,058.00

New Jersey
Jenna Rosa
$76,050

New Mexico
Vanessa Berumen
$5,735.00

New York
Jakob Wright
$10,000.00

North Carolina
Samantha Terres
$34,000.00

Ohio: Cleveland
Megan and Scott Sumser
$26,400.00

Ohio: Columbus
Alex Rogers & Sharla Thomas
$30,000.00

Pennsylvania
Deirdre Kramer
$24,000.00

Texas: Houston
Laura Ramirez
$13,135.00

Texas: North Texas
John Campbell
$53,500.00

Washington
Mia Crump and Shannon Flora
$30,000

Wisconsin
Claire Topp
$83,394