Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Board Announces New President and Chief Executive Officer
January 14, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Cristy Marshall as the mentoring organization’s President and Chief Executive Officer, effective January 5, 2015.
Prior to joining Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia, Cristy worked in the communications field, serving as the Advertising Manager for Lexington Medical Center. Cristy has also been an active volunteer in the Columbia community for the past ten years in areas of health, wellness and education and has served in the capacity of planning and fundraising for many events throughout her career. As a University of South Carolina graduate, Cristy looks forward to serving her local community in her new role with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia.
“I am so excited to be able to use my communications and fundraising experience with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia to serve our children and community. I look forward to making a positive impact on our Columbia children with our board, staff and community partners,” said Marshall.
Big Brothers Big Sisters provides children facing adversity with strong and enduring one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever.
About Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia
The mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is a proud affiliate member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, the nation’s largest donor and volunteer supported mentoring network. In 2013, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia served 226 children in Richland and Lexington Counties.
Partnering with parents/guardians, schools, corporations and others in the community, Big Brothers Big Sisters carefully pairs children (“Littles”) with screened volunteer mentors (“Bigs”) and monitors and supports them in one-to-one mentoring relationships. The organization holds itself accountable for children in the program to achieve measurable outcomes, such as higher aspirations; greater confidence and better relationships; educational success; and avoidance of delinquency and other risky behaviors. For more information, please visit www.bbbsgc.org.
