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My Girlfriend’s Closet is managed by this volunteer Board of Directors which is comprised of these mother/teen daughter teams.  Each year the board offers opportunities to help lead and govern the organization



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         2022-2023 MGC Board Of Directors

President
Kate Peterson & Colleen Peterson

Advisor
Sandy Silverman

Collections

Makena Luizzi & Kelly Luizzi

Kate and Katrina Stainton

Distribution

Ayla Faisal and Aniqa Hijazi

Alexa Szot & Stacey Szot

Sorting

Lily Bryan & Denise Bryan

Sophia Namazy & Jennifer Namazy

Social Media/ marketing 

Karli Hooper & Karen Hooper

Treasurer

Julia Peavey & Georgina Peavey

Secretary

Brinley Haas & Mandy Haas

 

Recruitment

all the board members

Website

Katie and Karen Snedden  

Grants

President with input from Chairs

Outreach

Gabriella Medley and Katherine Medley  

Hear It From The Girls! 

These past board members of My Girlfriend’s Closet have graciously shared their amazing experiences with our organization. Read these testimonials below to get an inside look at how My Girlfriend’s Closet not only changes the lives of foster girls in need, but also the lives of the volunteers and board members!

Carly Flowers, Past Board Member

“Ever since I started volunteering at MGC in 7th grade, I have continually burgeoned my relationship with my mother as well as my social, organizational, and leadership skills. My mother and I have always been pretty close, but working with MGC brought us closer than ever. Together, as Directors of Collections, we had to drive from one end of San Diego to a other, hauling loads of clothes here and there. We worked together, enjoying each other’s company, and made significant progress in the nonprofit’s success. MGC definitely brought my mom and I closer together because we were able to work together in such a meaningful way that most mothers and daughters don’t get to experience. Not only has MGC brought my mother and I closer together, but it also greatly helped me to get into the college of my dreams. MGC gave me the unique opportunity to hold the highest leadership position in an entire organization. How many high schoolers are controlling entire nonprofits? It’s a rare post for someone of my age, and that uniqueness has turned out to be the biggest blessing of all. Because of my leadership and involvement in MGC, I was able to get into the highly selective program I’ve always dreamed of at the perfect school for me. I can’t wait to go there this fall, and I will forever hold MGC greatly responsible for my admittance. Not only did MGC get me into my dream school, but it has also prepared me for the life I will be living there. I am an expert on organizing groups of people, getting a task done efficiently and cost-effectively, maintaining proper decorum in difficult situations, and being a good leader and friend to all those around me. My Girlfriend’s Closet has been more to me than just a volunteer position – it has set me on my way to my future, making all things possible and allowing me to actually chase my lifelong dreams.”

Sarah Poiset, Past Board Member

“At first when I begin volunteering at My Girlfriend’s Closet I just thought of it as another item to put on my already lengthy resume. Instead of just a typical volunteer experience I received a unique understanding of the San Diego community. MGC offered me the opportunity to work alongside and for girls my age. Instead of just seeing the need, I understood the need in a way only a young girl could. I also received the irreplaceable opportunity to volunteer alongside my mother, spending quality time together that will be remembered fondly in college. I finally took pride in being a volunteer, a board member, and a member of the San Diego community.”

Previous MGC Board Memberse

Director of Operations:  Carly and Carrie Flowers, Madeline and Tracey Makings

Director of Distribution (formerly Event Coordinator): Miranda Ciesol and Gail Goldman, Arden Kreuzer and Nancy O’Connor

Outreach Coordinator (formerly Director of Distribution): Katy Johnson and Tracey Stotz, Kaitlyn and Teresa Hall

Director of Sorting: Shannon Jaros and Linda Pendleton, Tia Farnsworth, Susan Blair

Director of Collections: Nicole and Judy Bergman

Collections Team: Audrey and Debbie Smith, Jaclyn and Doreen Estrin

Secretary: Carly and Cris Anderson

Director of Grants: OPEN

Treasurer: Sandy Silverman and Laney Moss

Director of Marketing: Simone and Jean Federici, Barb Ouellette

Director of Recruitment: Sarah and Jenny Poiset

Parliamentarian: Toni MacCabe

Advisors: Denise Seymour and Donna St. Clair

Slate of Officers  2013-2014

Operations

Laney Moss and Sandy Silverman

Distribution

Devany Harrell and Angela Harre

Carmen (mom) and Carmen (daughter) Ortega

Outreach

Katy Johnson and Tracey Stotz

Kaitlin and Teresa Hall

Sorting

Tia Farnsworth

Susan Blair

Shannon Jaros and Linda Pendleton

Collections

Nicole and Judy Bergman

Audrey and Debbie Smith

Grants

Gail Goldman

Denise Seymour

Treasurer

Tracey Makings

Secretary

Jaclyn and Doreen Estrin

Marketing

Isabella and Valencia Hamman

Parliamentarian

Carrie Flowers

Recruitment

Open

Collections Team

Sherina Del Corro and Christy Lumbrig

Advisory

Barbara Ouelette

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