Staff Directory
The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Sacramento and Northeastern California 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 state of California, dedicated to help share the power of a wish®.
Sacramento and Northeastern California Chapter Staff Directory:
Telephone: (888) 828-9474 or (916) 437-0206
Fax: (916) 515-0649
Business Hours: 8:30-5:00 p.m., M-F
Robert Gregoire
Interim CEO
rgregoire@sacnortheast.wish.org
Lizzy Byrn
Wish Coordinator
ebyrn@sacnortheast.wish.org
Kerry Cregan
Development Manager
kcregan@sacnortheast.wish.org
Gail Dyba
Executive Coordinator
gdyba@sacnortheast.wish.org
Jacqueline Gaster
Special Events Manager
jgaster@sacnortheast.wish.org
Theresa Gerhart
Development Manager
tgerhart@sacnortheast.wish.org
Emilia Godwin
Annual Giving Manager
Egodwin@sacnortheast.wish.org
Debbie Hurst
Chief Financial Officer
dhurst@sacnortheast.wish.org
Joanie Johnston
Wish Director
jjohnston@sacnortheast.wish.org
Leigh Lazarus
Accounting Manager
llazarus@sacnortheast.wish.org
Tricia Litts
Wish Coordinator
tlitts@sacnortheast.wish.org
Tracey Schaal
Vice President, Community Relations
tschaal@sacnortheast.wish.org
Tamika Soto
Volunteer Manager
tsoto@sacnortheast.wish.org
