Interview: Sue Salter, CEO, Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana
Make-A-Wish South Dakota and Montana granted 81 wishes to children with life-threatening illnesses this fiscal year. While that number is still not quite up to pre-pandemic levels, CEO Sue Salter says the organization is excited to be heading firmly in the right direction again.
An Interview with Sue E. Salter of Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana
This past fall, Make-A-Wish South Dakota announced an organizational realignment with Make-A-Wish Montana to become a single chapter known as Make-A-Wish South Dakota & Montana. The South Dakota chapter has granted more than 1,500 wishes in its 36 year history and president and CEO Sue Salter says the move positions both organizations to grant even more. We asked Salter for some additional insights on the implications of the realignment.
A Great Year for Make-A-Wish
2018 has been a big year for the South Dakota chapter of Make-A-Wish. The organization got a new President and CEO in February and, by the end of its fiscal year in August, had achieved an 11 percent year-to-year increase in the number of wishes granted to critically ill children in the state. MED spoke with CEO Sue Salter about this banner year and the new referral process that will be the icing on the cake.