Board of Directors & Staff

As a Michigan certified technician of the national Look Good Feel Better Program for 28 years, Maggie volunteers her time and talent to teach cancer patients how to deal with the appearance-related side effects of chemotherapy & radiation.  For her dedication and comprehensive understanding of the importance of self-image, she was awarded the 2003 Outstanding Volunteer of the Year Award by the Macomb County Board of Commissioners. 

Maggie noticed a need to help young people and families in their struggle with health challenges causing hair loss. Utilizing her passion and expertise in the beauty industry, along with her business development experience, Maggie founded Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids in October, 2003. Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids provides wigs & support services at no charge to Michigan children experiencing hair loss as a result of illness and treatment. Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids received the “Governor’s Service Award” for Exemplary Community Service in 2007. Maggie Varney was honored by the Detroit News as a “Michiganian of the Year” in 2009 & has received the Champion’s Award from the Optimist Club.

In 2010, Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids Wellness Center & Salon opened the doors to further assist the children of Michigan.  In the Center, Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids offers emotional, psychological and social support where kids participate in art & music therapy, nutrition, and self-empowerment activities. Field trips and counseling on an individual and family basis is also provided at no charge to the kids and their families.

Maggie was also nominated for an Athena Award by the Macomb Chamber in 2012. She was recently honored in 2014 as a Molina Healthcare Community Champion and was nominated for a People’s Choice Award in the category of Favorite Nonprofit Executive Director from Leadership Macomb. In 2015, Maggie received the prestigious National Association of Professional Women’s VIP Woman of the Year Award. During 2017, Maggie was acknowledged by American Salon Magazine in their feature "Women in Beauty: Leaders Who Made the Industry What it is Today."

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Maggie's Wigs 4 Kids Board of Directors