Meet our passionate team
leading the team
Gabrielle Rossi
Founder + Executive Director
CARRIE GIFFORD
Director of Curriculum Development
AMY SULLIVAN
Director of Development
LAVERNE EBRON
Director of Programming
LESLIE JIMENEZ
Program Coordinator
ALISHIA PRETLOW
Virginia Program Director
JENNY BAGUIDY
Metro New Jersey Program Director
Diana Mitchell
Raritan New Jersey Program Director
NIKKI SPECTOR
Greater Philadelphia Program Director
LUCY THOMAS
DMV Program Director
HANNAH KEENHOLD
Eastern Virginia Program Assistant
CHRISTINA HOLLINSED
DMV Program Assistant
our founder, Gabrielle rossi
I started Girls in Gear to provide an opportunity for young riders to explore their power, agency, and confidence — qualities they always have internally possessed and may only have needed the safe space we provide to explore.
When girls learn how to ride a bike, change a flat tire, or lead a group ride, they're also learning about their inner strength, self-reliance, and innate leadership potential. That way, riders can take the skills they learn on their bikes and apply them to their day-to-day lives with verve, tenacity, and pluck.
board members
Mandy Walis
Tech for Campaigns
Mike McPeak
Hale Trailer Brake & Wheel, Inc.
Sachin Kulkarni
Xceedance
JOANNA Mintzer Steckman
Association of National Advertisers
Kathryn Scovel
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt