Experience

Girls on the Run Greater Houston

• United States
• Wellness and Fitness Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2001 - Present

  In 2001 I brought the then 4-years old national organization, Girls on the Run, to Houston because I saw a need. Having been raised with 5 older brothers and surrounded by athletics, I saw the power I got from running as I grew up. I found that when you feel strong in your body, you feel strong in your thoughts, and actions, in your life. Also, being the mother of three girls, I saw how my beautiful, smart girls would go into the “girl box”, the place where they don’t feel smart or beautiful, around sixth grade, and thought this program would give girls the skill set to avoid entering the girl box. For over 10 years, I attempted to grow the organization part-time with full support of her family, friends and a fledgling board while working at Town and Country Pediatrics, raising children, and nursing my ill mother. After finally making the decision to devote myself to GOTR full-time, the organization has experienced exponential growth, growing from 100 girls in 2011 to 2,000 girls this calendar year, impacting nearly 10,000 Houston-area elementary and middle school girls since 2001. Show less