Staff

The Make-A-Wish Foundation® of New Jersey 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 dedication to 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 New Jersey dedicated to sharing the power of a wish®.

Thomas P. Weatherall
President & CEO
tweatherall@wishnj.org

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Alfred R. H. Anderson
Assistant Vice President for Major & Planned Gifts
aanderson@wishnj.org

Mabel Aragon
Director of Communications
maragon@wishnj.org

Idalia Arias
Office Manager/Accounts Payable Supervisor
iarias@wishnj.org

Jack Caulfield
Director of Finance & Administration
jcaulfield@wishnj.org

Arlene Dekhayser
Field Office Manager
adekhayser@wishnj.org

Jessica Fiore
Receptionist
jfiore@wishnj.org

Heather Kooy
Wish Granting Coordinator
hkooy@wishnj.org

Stacy Kreizman
Director of External Events
skreizman@wishnj.org

JoAnne LaPergola
Director of Development - South Jersey
jlapergola@wishnj.org

Elyce Litts
Wish Granting Coordinator
elitts@wishnj.org

Kristina Maglietta
Administrative Assistant to Development
kmaglietta@wishnj.org

Anna Mucksavage
Manager of Program Services
amucksavage@wishnj.org

Michael W. Oakes
Vice President for Development
moakes@wishnj.org

Jennifer Philipone
Wish Granting Coordinator
jphilipone@wishnj.org

JoAnn Ping
Donor Records Assistant
jping@wishnj.org

Kim Puleo
Assistant Director of Development/Director of Special Events
kpuleo@wishnj.org

Marie Rega
Volunteer Services Coordinator
mrega@wishnj.org

Jodi L. Rostek
Director of Donor Records Administration
jrostek@wishnj.org

Nancy Ryan-Wolke
Director of Wishgranting & Volunteer Services
nryan@wishnj.org

John Toomey
Director of Development
jtoomey@wishnj.org

Daisy Velazquez
Director of Volunteer Services
dvelazquez@wishnj.org


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