About Girls Get Connected

Board of Directors

Bithiah Carter
Director, Today’s Girls, Tomorrow’s Leaders
United Way of Massachusetts Bay and Merrimack Valley

Mary Jo Diem
Consultant and Science Educator

Rita German
Communications Consultant

Diane Hammer
Director, Simmons Institute for Leadership and Change
Simmons College

Vonda  Powell
Assistant Professor, Communications
Simmons College

Patricia Toney
Development Specialist
Roxbury Multiservice Center

Nanette Vielleux
Associate Professor, Computer Science
Simmons College

Katie Wheeler
Consultant, Research and Programs on Girls’ Participation in Science

Director

Executive Director
Deborah Muscella is the executive director and founder of the Girls Get Connected Collaborative. Dr. Muscella has established partnerships with schools and community-based organizations to involve girls in programs in science and technology. She has presented research findings on GGC’s work with girls at national conferences. Prior to founding GGC she led several national programs in teacher professional development, working with teachers as they implemented innovative programs in mathematics, science, and technology. Dr. Muscella began her career in education in the Philadelphia Public Schools and earned her doctorate in education from The University of Texas at Austin. When not rallying girls to pursue science and technology careers, she makes art with wire and paper and hosts dinner parties for her friends.