STAFF, BOARD, & PARTNERS

A winning team.

Staff & Coaches

  • Marian Fischer Pearlman

    Executive Director

  • Alisha Gooding

    Director of Programs

  • Emily DeSabato

    Director of Operations

  • Sydney Batts

    Coach Mentor

  • Leila Bakilana-Ritz

    Coach Mentor

  • Eva Bello

    Coach Mentor

  • Kaitlyn Brown

    Coach Mentor

  • Claire Dalinka

    Coach Mentor

  • Tatyana Diggs-Koeuth

    Coach Mentor

  • Izzy Meline

    Curriculum Advisor

  • Nialah Mingo

    Coach Mentor

  • Kristenay M.

    Junior Coach-Mentor

  • Lowell Rich

    Director of Tennis

  • Taylor Stokes

    G.I.R.L.S. Mentor

  • Ahsia Thomas

    Coach Mentor

We’re athletes, parents, and education champions united in our desire to see all girls living healthy lives filled with opportunity.

Board of Directors

  • Corinne L. Good, CPA

    Corinne L. Good, CPA

    Co-Chair

  • Lynne Pressley Partridge

    Lynne Pressley Partridge

    Co-Chair & Secretary

  • Pam Yih

    Pam Yih

    Vice Chair

  • Susan Thal

    Susan Thal

    Treasurer

  • Pat Bonney

    Pat Bonney

    Board Member

  • Carlos Bradley

    Carlos Bradley

    Board Member

  • Beth Buckman

    Beth Buckman

    Board Member

  • Valarie Barrett Everett

    Board Member

  • Elaine Gillison

    Elaine Gillison

    Board Member

  • Laura Bender Koropey, CPA

    Laura Bender Koropey, CPA

    Board Member

  • Meaghan Messner

    Meaghan Messner

    Board Member

  • Carrie Gish Rockford, Esq.

    Carrie Gish Rockford, Esq.

    Board Member

  • Sam Schneid

    Wharton Board Fellow

  • Deborah Watson-Stokes, Esq.

    Deborah Watson-Stokes, Esq.

    Board Member

  • Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.

    Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.

    Board Member

  • Amara Young

    Wharton Board Fellow

  • "High school sports changed my life. Everyone should have that."

    BOARD MEMBER

  • "Investing in sports is investing in resilience."

    BOARD MEMBER

  • "This generation of girls is a force to be reckoned with."

    BOARD MEMBER

  • "The laughs, giggles, and friendships are just as important as each point scored."

    BOARD MEMBER

  • "Our girls need to see themselves as strong, beautiful, and brilliant. "

    BOARD MEMBER

Advisory Board

Eileen A. Bazelon, MD

Billie Jean King

Marsha Levick, Esq.

Phil Martelli

Tara Murtha

Bonnie Offit, MD

Franca Palumbo, Esq.

Lowell Rich

Susan Thal

Judy Wicks

In Memoriam

Jay Barry Harris, Esq.

Partners

Elite Sports Factory

Friends’ Central

Friends’ Central Basketball, Reading & Math Clinic

John Barry Elementary School

Northeast Treatment Centers

Philadelphia Family Court, Juvenile Division

Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation

Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative

Phillies Charities, Inc.

Shepard/Daroff Recreation Center

Julian Krinsky School of Tennis

VIP Services, Philadelphia

Wharton, Nonprofit Board Leadership Program

Wharton Women

Women Against Abuse

Women’s Sports Foundation

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