About Christy Mack
Born and raised in New York’s Hudson Valley and now living in California, Christy has built, revived and reinvented organizations from the global to hyper local. She has advanced the work of 75+ mission-driven orgs and people over the last 15+ years from start up to growth.
“I have seen the impact that can come from having a vision for what you want to create and bringing it to life through collaboration. I set up Bess to sit at the intersection of arts, culture and activism, making Bess a platform for shaping societal change through the work we undertake together. ”
Christy has extensive experience in creating strategic plans, building brands, establishing partnerships, securing funding, leading communications, and running fundraising campaigns. She’s focused on ensuring unique identities for organizations with clear calls to action that inspire people to engage and give to support the mission of the organization. Through this approach, Christy’s helped raise $30M+ and counting.
Christy also serves on non-profit boards and is a grant maker. She’s also overseen the distribution of more than $1 million to non-profits – all to promote caring, creative, equitable communities. Christy has been recognized as a Diablo Magazine Threads of Hope honoree and received a U.S. Congressional Award for her philanthropic work.
“With Bess, Christy continues to dream and plan big from her East Bay studio and can’t wait for what’s next.”