Leadership
Our incredible staff and dedicated Board of Directors lead
Girls Inc. of the Valley with intentionality and purpose.

Meet our Staff



















Meet our Board
Executive Committee
Debra Vega, Chair; Vega Yoga Mobile, Holyoke, MA
Nikai Fondon, Vice Chair; She Did That! Podcast, Springfield, MA
Lauren Manuel, Treasurer; Wolf & Company, P.C., Springfield, MA
Cherlynne Mills, Clerk; 360 Federal Credit Union, Windsor Locks, CT
Board
Zydalis Bauer; New England News Collaborative, Hartford, CT
Darryl Bonner; Liberty Bank, West Hartford, CT
Rebecca Bouchard; Ludlow Public Schools, Ludlow, MA and Chicopee Public Schools, Chicopee, MA
Denise Brown; Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA
Donna Byron; Petersham, MA
Isani Castro; Fletcher Tilton P.C., Framingham MA
Jenny Cruz Rivera; Holyoke Public Schools. Holyoke, MA
Tiffany Espinosa; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA
Elizabeth Frosch-Dratfield; South Hadley, MA
George Keady; East Longmeadow, MA
Alaina Macaulay; Tufts University, Medford, MA
Kiari Martinez; Arrow Properties, Inc., Holyoke, MA and Explore Holyoke, Holyoke MA
Trishna Mudumbi; Collins Aerospace, Windsor Locks CT
Chelsea Parker; River Valley Counseling Center, West Springfield, MA
Ciara Speller; WWLP-22News, Chicopee, MA
Lynn Starr; Southampton, MA
Zhane Stone; Glenmeadow, Springfield, MA
Elise Zalenski; O’Reilly, Talbot & Okun Associates Inc., Springfield, MA