Executve Director
Christi@girlsplace.net
BS and MS, University of Florida
Joined Team GP August 2002
Our Team
Meet our team
Christi Arrington
Tara Counts, PhD
Operations Director Tara@girlsplace.net
BS, NCSU, MS and PhD, UF
Re-Joined Team GP Dec 2023
Nevada Smith
Program Director Nevada@girlsplace.net
A.S., Santa Fe College
Joined Team GP February 2015
Kevin Pirkle
Program Director, Athletics
kevin@girlsplace.net
Joined Team GP July 2024
Jillian Ariet
Operations Coordinator
Jillian@girlsplace.net
Joined Team GP March 2022
Amanda
BrainPower Counselor
Joined Team GP August 2021
Devin
Counselor, Yellow 5
Joined Team GP February 2014
Cassidy
Counselor
Joined Team GP November 2018
Alyssa
Facilitator, After School (Yellow 5)
Joined Team GP February 2020
Mary
Driver
Joined Team GP September 2022
AJ
Counselor, Yellow 4
Joined Team GP June 2023
Bri
Counselor, Red 3
Joined Team GP June 2023
Iris
Driver
Joined Team GP June 2023
Elise
Facilitator, ACHIEVE
Joined Team GP September 2023
Abby
Facilitator, ACHIEVE
Joined Team GP January 2024
Jusuk
Doctoral Student, BrainPower
Joined Team GP January 2023
Board of Directors
MaryKay Carodine,
University of Florida
President
Amy Howard,
Venture Realty
Treasurer
Mercedes Machado, PhD
University of Florida
Secretary
Hannah Farrell, University of Florida
Lukisha King
Charlotte McMillan, Volunteer
Myra Morgan, University of Florida – Retired
Sybil Samuel, Cox Communications
Boisy Waiters, Santa Fe College
Sabrina Williams, Gainesville Community Counseling Center
