Staff

Make-A-Wish^® Georgia is part of the nation’s largest and most recognized wish-granting organization.

Our local staff is dedicated to granting the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy, and maintaining the Foundation’s grassroots fulfillment of its mission.

The work of the Organization is accomplished by a volunteer governing board of directors, a paid staff of dedicated employees, and hundreds of dedicated volunteers. The chapter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in Georgia.

Administration: (770) 916-9474
John Brennan, Chief Executive Officer, jbrennan@georgia.wish.org
Lia Broadwater, Executive Coordinator, lbroadwater@georgia.org, x20
Beth Agee, Office and Corporate Development Coordinator, eagee@georgia.wish.org, x37

Finance Staff: (770) 916-9474
Phillip Arrington, Vice Presiden of Finance and Operations, parrington@georgia.wish.org, x40
Beatrice Lester, Staff Accountant, blester@georgia.wish.org, x35
April Castro, Database Manager, acastro@georgia.wsih.org, x20

Development: (770) 916-9474
Dianne Lee, Vice President of Individual Giving, dlee@georgia.wish.org, x12
Dr. Kayla Brown, Grant Writer, kbrown@georgia.wish.org, x26

Kari Love, Vice President of Corporate Development & Events, klove@georgia.wish.org, x17
Kristin Kyle, Senior Director of Special Events and In-Kind Support , kkyle@georgia.wish.org, x10
Emily Thomas, Director of Special Events, ethomas@georgia.wish.org, x25
Kathryn Harper, Director of National Alliances and Workplace Giving, kharper@georgia.wish.org, x26
Erica Ross, Director of Community Events, eross@georiga.wish.org, x16
Cara Barfield, Adopt-A-Wish Coordinator, cbarfield@georgia.wish.org, x43

Program Services: (770) 916-9474
Shavette Turner, Vice President of Program Services, sturner@georgia.wish.org, x13
Kym Benjamin, Volunteer Coordinator, kbenjamin@georgia.wish.org, x14
Deirdre Trevett, Volunteer Coordinator, dtrevett@georgia.wish.org, x26
Mary Kate Snider, Wish Manager, mksnider@georgia.wish.org, x32
Ann Clarke Bailey, Senior Wish Coordinator, acbailey@georgia.wish.org, x27
Alex McCollister, Wish Coordinator, amccollister@georgia.wish.org, x33
Erin Clemons, Wish Coordinator, eclemons@georgia.wish.org, x36
Megan Gibbs, Bi-lingual Wish Coordinator, mgibbs@georgia.wish.org, x44
Tejal Gandhi, Wish Coordinator, tgandhi@georgia.wish.org, x18
Kerri Merrill, Wish Intake Coordinator, kmerrill@georgia.wish.org, x21
Jackie Wilson, Program Coordinator, jwilson@georgia.wish.org, x15

Marketing & Communications: (770) 916-9474
Fabiola Charles, Vice President of Communications & External Affairs, fcharles@georgia.wish.org,  x24
Aza Walker, Marketing Coordinator, awalker@georgia.wish.org, x47