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Girls Incorporated
inspires all girls to be
strong, smart and
boldSM. We are
committed to helping
girls build skills and
capabilities for a
responsible, confident
and self-sufficient
adulthood.
Our Impact on Girls
A 2008 high school graduate who attended Girls Inc. for
13 years recently wrote:
To: Girls Inc. Staff
Thank you all for your
kindness over all the years. I
truly appreciate your
welcoming spirits. Every time
I come I truly feel at home.
Thank you all for coming
to work everyday and doing
what you do to help girls by
giving them a safe place to
learn and grow. I will never
forget any of you. I will
keep in touch.
To Teri (former CEO):
Thank you so much for all
of your help with the board,
the scholarships, and everything
in between. I just can't
thank you enough for everything
you've done.
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Girls Inc. Announces New
President & CEO
Gail Wilson-Giarratano brings strategic non-profit management experience and a strong commitment to advocacy.
 Girls Incorporated of the Greater Capital Region announced today that Gail Wilson-Giarratano, a 20-year veteran non-profit leader and longtime advocate for girls' rights, has been named President and CEO. Wilson-Giarratano joined Girls Inc. April 1, following a national search for a new executive.
"We are delighted to introduce Gail to the Capital Region. Her background in human and social services and non-profit management, including child and family services, as well as her personal dedication to the wellbeing of girls, makes her the ideal leader for Girls Inc.," said Lisa Reddy, Chair of the Board of Directors.
Wilson-Giarratano succeeds long-time Girls Inc. executive Teri Bordenave, who left the organization earlier this year. Wilson-Giarratano relocated to the Capital Region from Springfield, Mass., where she was most recently Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, Western Massachusetts, a local affiliate of a national grassroots advocacy organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and providing high-quality, effective and relevant programs.
"The challenges facing non-profits require both innovative and practical leadership. I am looking forward to continuing to build and grow Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region's we do the vital work of supporting girls, their families and our communities," Wilson-Giarratano said.
She describes her leadership style as collaborative. "The thing I am most proud of is not a specific job but the community partnerships I have been able to bring together, linking the people in the business community, higher education and public school systems to find creative ways to share resources and expertise. The problems facing communities are not created in a vacuum, and they can't be solved unless we are able to find ways to work together," Wilson-Giarratano said.
Girls Inc. of the Greater Capital Region is one of the region's leading non-profit organizations, providing programs and services to more than 20,000 girls in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Fulton, Montgomery and Schoharie counties. The organization was last year named Non-Profit of the Year in the Business Review's Achievement Awards.
The new job is a professional homecoming of sorts for Wilson-Giarratano, who worked for Girls Inc. of Holyoke, Mass., early in her career.
Throughout her career, Wilson-Giarratano has been a champion of women and girls, holding leadership positions at the Brightside Treatment Center in West Springfield, Mass., the New England Learning Center for Women in Transition in Greenfield, Mass., and the Early Childhood Centers of Greater Springfield.
"Gail is that rare blend of vision and action, a true committed leader in the crucial work to support and empower girls," said Marianne Winters, principal consultant for Praxis of Change, a Springfield, Mass. - based social justice consulting and training firm, who has worked with Wilson-Giarratano in various professional roles. "Gail's commitment always shines through."
Wilson-Giarratano has a B.A. in Education from Winthrop College in Rock Hill, S.C., an M.S. in Leadership and Policy from Wheelock College in Boston and is a Ph.D. candidate in Applied Management/Decision Science at Walden University in Baltimore. Wilson-Giarratano has been a Leadership Fellow in the Schott Foundation for Early Child Care and Education since 2004.
She has moved into an apartment in Albany's Washington Park neighborhood, but for the time being her family will also remain in their Springfield residence. Wilson-Giarratano is married to Anthony Giarratano, a residential and commercial Realtor, and they have a 17-year-old son, Richard, who is finishing his junior year of high school.
Girls Inc. Honored with Business Review 2008 Nonprofit of the Year Achievement Award!
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