Staff Directory

Make-A-Wish® Northeastern California and Northern Nevada 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 to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy, 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 hundreds of dedicated volunteers. The chapter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit incorporated in the states of California and Nevada, dedicated to help share the power of a wish®.

Make-A-Wish® Northeastern California and Northern Nevada Chapter Staff Directory:

2800 Club Center Drive, Sacramento, CA 95835
Telephone: (888) 828-9474 or (916) 437-0206
Fax: (916) 515-0649
Business Hours: 8:30-5:00 p.m., M-F

Jennifer Stolo
Chief Executive Officer
jstolo@necannv.wish.org

Melissa Arnold
Donor Relations Manager
marnold@necannv.wish.org

Lizzy Byrn
Wish Manager
ebyrn@necannv.wish.org

Kerry Cregan
External Events Coodinator
kcregan@necannv.wish.org

Jody Dahms
Executive Office Assistant
jdahms@necannv.wish.org

Christina Evey
Wish Coordinator
cevey@necannv.wish.org

Michele Flynn
Marketing and Communications Manager
mflynn@necannv.wish.org

Theresa Gerhart
Senior Corporate Relations Manager
tgerhart@necannv.wish.org

Debbie Hurst
Chief Financial Officer
dhurst@necannv.wish.org

Joanie Johnston
Wish Director
jjohnston@necannv.wish.org

Tricia Litts
Wish Manager
tlitts@necannv.wish.org

Arleen Planas
Senior Special Events Manager
aplanas@necannv.wish.org 

Tamika Soto
Volunteer Manager
tsoto@necannv.wish.org

Rachael Wilson
Accounting Coordinator
rwilson@necannv.wish.org

Northern Nevada Regional Office:
1575 Delucchi Lane, #118, Reno, NV 89502
(775) 826-8008
Fax: (775) 826-8042
Business Hours: 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m., M-F

Cynthia R. Freeman, Ph.D.
Regional Director
cfreeman@necannv.wish.org