STAFF, BOARD, & PARTNERS

A winning team.

Staff & Coaches

  • Marian Fischer Pearlman

    Executive Director

  • Alisha Gooding

    Director of Programs

  • Lauren Clark

    Director of Operations

  • Alexa Gorman

    Coach-Mentor

  • Claire Dalinka

    Coach-Mentor

  • Lowell Rich

    Director of Tennis

  • Izzy Meline

    Coach-Mentor

  • Eva Bello

    Coach Mentor

  • Kelsey Sanders

    SJJ Mentor

  • Leila Bakilana-Ritz

    Coach-Mentor

  • Sydney Batts

    Coach Mentor

  • Tatyana Diggs-Koeuth

    Coach-Mentor

  • Taylor Stokes

    G.I.R.L.S. Mentor

  • Michaela McGlew

    G.I.R.L.S. Mentor

  • Jahmir Robinson-Marks

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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

  • Deborah Watson-Stokes, Esq.

    Deborah Watson-Stokes, Esq.

    Board Member

  • Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.

    Ashani Weeraratna, Ph.D.

    Board Member

  • "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 School
John Barry Elementary School
Lower Merion High School
Northeast Treatment Centers
Philadelphia Family Court, Juvenile Division
Philadelphia Department of Parks & Recreation
Philadelphia Youth Sports Collaborative
Phillies Charities, Inc.
Shepard 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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