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. Christi was honored to be chosen as an Impact Award winner from Business in Greater Gainesville Magazine in 2016.
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
Charlie McKnight
Athletic Director
Charlie@girlsplace.net
University of North Florida
Joined Team GP September 2018
Lynn Little
Program Director
ACHIEVE Coordinator
Lynn@girlsplace.net
A.A., Santa Fe College – Child Development
Joined Team GP August 2018
Ms. Courtenay
Bookkeeper
Courtenay@girlsplace.net
Joined Team GP January 2014
Ms. Nikole, LMHC
BrainPower Coordinator
Nikole@girlsplace.net
B.A., University of Florida
E.D.S., University of Florida
Joined Team GP June 2018
Grandma Kim
Facilitator
ACHIEVE
Joined Team GP January 2011
Ms. Devin
Counselor
Red 3 Group
Joined Team GP December 2014
Mr. Sinclair
Driver
Joined Team GP August 2016
Mrs. (Lisa) G
Counselor
Pink Group
Joined Team GP October 2016
Ms. Alayna
Facilitator
Yellow 4 Group
Returned to Team GP July 2017
Ms. Rachel T
Facilitator
Blue Group
Joined Team GP August 2017
Ms. Kelly
ACHIEVE – Math Facilitator
Joined Team GP May 2018
Ms. Areyon
Counselor
Pink Group
Joined Team GP May 2018
Ms. Jeane
Counselor
Red 2 Group
Joined Team GP July 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
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
Sybil Samuel – Cox Communications