Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®
Andrea Cahn is an accomplished leader in inclusive education and sports, currently serving as the Senior Vice President of Unified Champion Schools at Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® since April 2023. Prior to this role, Cahn held the position of Vice President at Special Olympics International, Inc. from April 2018 to April 2023, and previously served as Senior Director for Project UNIFY at Special Olympics from 2008 to 2018, focusing on promoting inclusion through sports and advocacy in schools. Cahn's extensive tenure at Special Olympics began in 1989, where roles included Director of Organizational Development, Government Relations, Urban Strategy, and Deputy Vice President of Public Relations, demonstrating a strong foundation in communications and organizational growth. Earlier experience includes serving as Sr. Director at Bangkok Entertainment Company Limited from 1977 to 1988 and earning a Bachelor of Arts in Education from Virginia Tech.
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Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools®
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools® (UCS) is a strategy for schools Pre-K through university that intentionally promotes meaningful social inclusion by bringing together students with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities to create accepting school environments. With sports as the foundation, UCS utilizes three interconnected components: Special Olympics Unified Sports®, Inclusive Youth Leadership, and Whole School Engagement. UCS programming supports students, athletes, teachers, school administrators, district officials, coaches, parents, and educators across grade-levels with resources that improve outcomes for students of all abilities. Since 2008, UCS has operated in the Special Olympics North America region of Special Olympics International. Our work has been generously supported by the Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education. Globally, UCS engages over 1 million students in 30,000 schools across 148 countries with plans to reach over 2 million students in 150,000 schools in the next three years.