Please join us in a resounding welcome for our new Chief Executive Officer, Kristie Tagg!
The Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Kristie Tagg as the organization's new Chief Executive Officer.
"We are immensely proud to welcome Kristie our new CEO," said Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina Board Chair Melissa Weston. "She’s a powerhouse leader and has the right experience to lead our chapter into the next phase of success in creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.””
Kristie joins our team as an accomplished leader with hands-on experience working in the non-profit sector since 2005. In her career, Kristie has led fundraising and events, excelled at developing successful team dynamics, and forged meaningful community relationships.
Our deepest gratitude to the search committee and the Board of Directors who have supported our organization through this transition. A special thanks to our interim CEO, Charles Williams, for his steadfast leadership and help laying a great foundation for Kristie’s arrival.
We are excited to continue to serve our wish children and families in such profound ways and to fulfill our vision of granting the wish of every medically eligible child in eastern North Carolina.
She’s a powerhouse leader and has the right experience to lead our chapter into the next phase of success in creating life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses.
Melissa Weston
Board Chair
About Kristie
After getting a Bachelor of Science in Aeronautical Science, Kristie was a flight instructor for the Air Force Academy and Captain/Check Airman pilot for US Airways. She followed in the footsteps of her father who was a Captain for Southwest Airlines for 36 years!
Kristie had a special calling to change careers and started working in the non-profit industry in 2005 with the American Heart Association. She quickly led the country in multiple first time large fundraising events/donations and rose to the level of Senior Vice President of the Western States Affiliate overseeing Hawaii, Southern California and Arizona.
Having her first child brought Kristie and her husband back to his hometown of Nashville, where she took a national role leading field development at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. For over 5 years she raised funds for children’s cancer treatment and research. Kristie’s passion for helping people then led her to accept a position as an international Chief Development Officer with Hope for Justice, an anti-trafficking non-profit based in the U.K.
Kristie missed working with children and had a connection to Make-A-Wish as her best friend’s niece was a Make-A-Wish child – she saw the impact a wish could make on a child and their family. Her passion to help children further grew with the birth of her second child, and she saw a role with Make-A-Wish as an opportunity to go back to her roots with a respected national organization focused on healthcare and children.
We are thrilled to have Kristie join our team - please help us welcome her to the Make-A-Wish family!