Tammy Whaley joins Make-A-Wish® South Carolina board of directors

Make-A-Wish® South Carolina announced that Tammy E. Whaley, Chief Communications Officer for the University of South Carolina Upstate, has been elected to the chapter’s board of directors.

“We are overjoyed to add this ‘Best of Class’ caliber director to our board. I’m confident she will move our mission forward with excellence” stated Bill Tiller, president & CEO of Make-A-Wish South Carolina.

Tammy E. Whaley possesses a robust background in media relations, integrated and strategic communications, and brand positioning. In her role as a public relations professional, Whaley has proven to be adept at building beneficial relationships and working in collaboration with partners- skills that are highly valued as a nonprofit board member.

Tiller remarked, “Board members are guardians of the mission and have many responsibilities: they are policy-makers, fundraisers, strategic thinkers and ambassadors. I’m excited and profoundly grateful to have a professional as accomplished at Tammy Whaley join our board and move our mission forward.”
“It is such an incredible honor to have the opportunity to serve on the Make-A-Wish South Carolina Board of Directors,” said Whaley. “Make-A-Wish provides life-changing experiences for children, which helps them build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness, giving them a higher quality of life and, thus better health outcomes. I can’t think of a more noble cause.”

Whaley graduated from Winthrop University with a BA in Mass Communications and Journalism. A native of Spartanburg, S.C. she has served as the Board Chairman for the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium, Board Chairman for Mobile Meals of Spartanburg and President of the Junior League of Spartanburg. Among her many awards and achievements, Whaley has been recognized as a Distinguished Service Leader by the Spartanburg County Commission for Higher Education and received the Leadership Spartanburg Alumni Association Alumni of the Year Award.

For more information about Make-A-Wish, visit sc.wish.org.

ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH

Make-A-Wish® creates life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. We are on a quest to bring every eligible child’s wish to life, because a wish is an integral part of a child’s treatment journey. Research shows children who have wishes granted can build the physical and emotional strength they need to fight a critical illness. Make-A-Wish South Carolina granted 207 wishes last year, averaging to a wish every forty-eight hours. The chapter receives funding through private donations, individuals, companies and special events. For more information about Make-A-Wish South Carolina, visit sc.wish.org and discover ways you can help make wishes come true.