Ms. Christi became the third Executive Director in Girls Place history in September 2017. Christi’s background includes 15 years as Program Director at Girls Place. She received her Bachelors of Science in Sport Management from UF in 1999 and her Masters of Science in 2001.
The People
Meet the Staff
Christi Arrington - Executive Director
Janna Magette
October 2013 - September 2017
Thank you to our previous Executive Directors.
Renae Clements
January 1985 - October 2013
Kaihla Szunko
Operations Director
Kaihla@girlsplace.net
B.S., Central Michigan
M.S., University of Florida
Joined Team GP June 2014
Nevada McGill-Smith
Program Director
Nevada@girlsplace.net
A.S., Santa Fe College
Joined Team GP February 2015
Christina Bacon
Athetics Director
Bacon@girlsplace.net
B.S., University of Florida
M.S., University of Florida
Joined Team GP Nov 2016
Rachel Howard
Program Director
ACHIEVE Coordinator
Rachel@girlsplace.net
B.A., Lasell College
Joined Team GP May 2017
Ms. Courtenay
Bookkeeper
Courtenay@girlsplace.net
Joined Team GP January 2014
Ms. Mercy
BrainPower Coordinator
Mercy@girlsplace.net
Joined Team GP August 2016
Grandma Kim
Facilitator
ACHIEVE
Joined Team GP January 2011
Ms. Devin
Counselor
Pink Group
Joined Team GP December 2014
Ms. Nikki
Counselor
Red Group
Joined Team GP May 2016
Ms. Brittany
Counselor
Yellow Group
Joined Team GP May 2016
Ms. Kyilee
Counselor
Floater
Joined Team GP May 2016
Mr. Sinclair
Driver
Joined Team GP August 2016
Mrs. (Lisa) G
Counselor
Red Group
Joined Team GP October 2016
Ms. Tori
Counselor
Yellow Group
Returned to Team GP February 2017
Ms. Alayna
Counselor
Red Group
Returned to Team GP July 2017
Ms. Rachel T
Counselor
Red Group
Joined Team GP August 2017
Ms. Nikki Keri
Front Desk Receptionist
Joined Team GP October 2017
Ms. Ariana
Counselor
Green and Blue Group
Joined Team GP January 2018
Ms. Ayanna
Counselor
Yellow Group
Joined Team GP February 2018
Ms. Auh'Mya
Counselor
Pink Group
Joined Team GP February 2018
Ms. Moose
Brain Power – Comfort Dog
(current on immunizations)
Joined Team GP May 2016
Board of Directors
Kathleen Joseph, President – Kathleen Joseph & Associates
Kristen Farrell, Past President – Jones Edmunds
Carlee Marhefka, Secretary – Eat the 80
Myra Morgan, Treasurer – University of Florida
Michele du Bois – Merrill Lynch Wealth Management
Evelyn Foxx – NAACP
Edwina Hurst – Maple Street Bakery
Jaron Jones – College of Veterinary Medicine @ The University of Florida & Co-Founder of Self-Narrate
Freedlengton Joseph – Affiliated Engineers, Inc.
Debby Knopf – Retired
Cassie Macias – Retired from University of Florida
Charlotte McMillan – Barnes Healthcare
Matt Pendleton – Student Affairs IT @ The University of Florida & Matt Pendleton Photography
Sybil Samuel – Cox Communications