Staff

Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina is part of the nation’s largest and most well-established wish-granting organization, with chapters and volunteers throughout the U.S. and abroad.

Our local staff is dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life threatening medical conditions, and maintaining the foundation’s grassroots fulfillment of its mission. The work of the foundation is accomplished by a volunteer governing board of directors, a paid staff of dedicated employees, and more than 275 dedicated volunteers.

Please feel free to contact us if we may answer any questions regarding Make-A-Wish! Our main phone number is (919) 821-7111, and our individual extensions are listed below:

President & CEO
Kristen Johnson
kjohnson@eastnc.wish.org
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VP of Finance
Glenda Hughes
ghughes@eastnc.wish.org
x204

VP of Development
Ken Baroff
kbaroff@eastnc.wish.org
x210

Fundraising

Director of Major Gifts
Christine Grant
cgrant@eastnc.wish.org
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Director of Community Engagement
Jerry Peters
jpeters@eastnc.wish.org
x203

Development Coordinator
Sarah Butcher
sbutcher@eastnc.wish.org
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Director of Philanthropy, Wilmington Area
Janis Netherland
jnetherland@eastnc.wish.org
x300

Wish Granting

Director of Mission Delivery
Angeline McInerny
amcinerny@eastnc.wish.org
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Senior Wish Coordinator
Kirsten Kolb
kkolb@eastnc.wish.org
x211

Wish Coordinator
Julie Lowe
jlowe@eastnc.wish.org
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