Our Staff
Our Staff

Laila Cook
Chief Executive Officer
My Wish
I wish to go to Greece

Jacqueline Arteaga
Wish & Volunteer Coordinator
My Wish
I wish to go to an Astro concert

Kristen Bakalis
Medical Outreach Director
My Wish
I wish to be a magician

Jessy Baros Friedt
Vice President, Development
My Wish
I wish to live inside a musical for a whole day

Kaitlyn Bolduc
VP of Marketing and Communications
My Wish
I wish to go on a cheese tasting tour of France

Alex Calbreath
Operations and Database Manager
My Wish
I wish to go to the Akihabara district of Tokyo

Kristine Fernando
Development Coordinator
My Wish
I wish to go to Belize

Parvaneh Givi
VP of Mission Delivery
My Wish
I wish to go to space

Fletcher Johnson
Director of Corporate Alliances
My Wish
I wish to go to the Great Pyramids in Egypt

Lisa Jones
Grants Manager
My Wish
I wish to go skiing in the Alps

Darcie LaMotte-Waage
Director of Stewardship and Events
My Wish
I wish to meet Oprah

Jamie Morris
Senior Wish Manager
My Wish
I wish to see Saturday Night Live in person

Casey Patterson
Senior Bilingual Wish Manager
My Wish
I wish to guest host a show on the Travel Channel

Kara Post
VP of Operations & Finance
My Wish
I wish to visit Italy

Lindsey Prange
Director of Wish & Volunteer Services
My Wish
I wish to go on a culinary tour of Italy and France

Gracia Reyes
Intake Manager
My Wish
I wish to perform with Beyoncé

Kaula Schadle
Accountant
My Wish
I wish to have a pet elephant

Stefanie Shalkowsky
Alumni & Communications Manager
My Wish
I wish to hike waterfalls in Switzerland with my family

Allen Taggart
Events Giving Manager
My Wish
I wish to go on a camper van tour of New Zealand