Ms. Janna became the second Executive Director in Girls Place history in October 2013.  Janna’s background includes 11 years in collegiate athletics with the last 6 being on the University of Florida’s Women’s Basketball Staff as the Director of Basketball Operations.  Janna played basketball at Davidson College and obtained a B.A. in Religion in 2002.  She received her Masters in Sport Management from UF in 2010 and her Ph.D. in Leadership Development at UF in 2015.

Girls Place is the First Place…I want to go EVERYDAY!  It is the place where the girls of Gainesville are engaged, enriched, encouraged, and empowered to be their fullest individual.

Program Director
Christi@girlsplace.net

B.S., University of Florida
M.S., University of Florida

Joined Team GP Aug. 2002

Athletic Director
Kaihla@girlsplace.net

B.S., Central Michigan
M.S., University of Florida

Joined Team GP June 2014

Operations Director
Chelsea@girlsplace.net

Joined Team GP August 2016

Assistant Program Director
ACHIEVE Coordinator
Lisa@girlsplace.net

B.A., University of Missouri – St. Louis
B.S., University of Missouri – St. Louis

Joined Team GP June 2015

BrainPower Coordinator

Joined Team GP August 2016

Facilitator
After School and Summer Camp

Joined Team GP Feb 2015

Facilitator
ACHIEVE

Joined Team GP Jan. 2011

Facilitator
ACHIEVE

Joined Team GP March 2017

Counselor
Pink Group

Joined Team GP Dec. 2014

Counselor
Yellow Group

Joined Team GP May 2016

Counselor
Red Group

Joined Team GP May 2016

Counselor
Yellow Group

Joined Team GP May 2016

Counselor
Green/Blue Group

Joined Team GP July 2016

Driver

Joined Team GP August 2016

Counselor
Red Group

Joined Team GP Oct. 2016

Counselor
Pink Group

Joined Team GP Dec. 2016

Admin Assistant
Front Desk

Joined Team GP Jan 2017

Counselor
Red Group

Returned to Team GP Feb 2017

Driver
Floating Counselor

Joined Team GP March 2017

Kristen Farrell, President – Jones Edmunds
Amy Howard, Past President – Venture Realty
Erica Brown, President Elect – Advantage Publishing
Carlee Marhefka, Secretary – Eat the 80
Alan West, Treasurer – Finance and Accounting @ The University of Florida

Michele du Bois – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Evelyn Foxx – NAACP
Virginia Griffis – Scruggs & Carmichael, P.A.
Marynelle Hardee – Alachua County Clerks Office
Edwina Hurst – Alive Church
Leanna Iacobellis – Regis HR Group
Jessica James – University of Florida Foundation
Jaron Jones – College of Veterinary Medicine @ The University of Florida & Co-Founder of Self-Narrate
Kathleen Joseph – Kathleen Joseph & Associates, LLC
Debby Knopf – Retired
Cassie Macias, Athletics Chair – Retired from University of Florida
Charlotte McMillan – Barnes Healthcare
Myra Morgan, Foundation Chair – Student Affairs @ The University of Florida
Heather Parbst – Clarity Consulting
Matt Pendleton – Student Affairs IT @ The University of Florida & Matt Pendleton Photography
Juan Segarra – Foresight Construction