Our Team
Staff • Board • Advisory Board • Founders
Dr. Charmaine Harris
Chief Executive Officer
GALS Inc.
Dr. Charmaine Harris serves as Chief Executive Officer of GALS Inc.
Dr. Charmaine Harris embraces the journey of “WHAT IF” that leads down the path of “I CAN and I WILL” and honors the achievement of “I DID”.
Dr. Charmaine Harris has served in various leadership and consulting roles within PreK-16 school districts, universities and educational agencies which have afforded her the opportunity to support and advocate for internal and external stakeholders in ways that enrich and empower educational communities and create opportunities short and long term.
Her professional service has been to children and their families in educational environments allowing her the privilege of being an advocate for those in need of guidance related to navigating formal educational settings that are not consistently aligned with the physical, emotional, safety and academic needs of those who are the lifeblood of our educational institutions. The energy derived from this type of professional engagement confirms a long held desire to “lift as you climb”.
Dr. Harris has had the good fortune of earning educational credentials that have provided her with a wealth of knowledge which affords her the ability and confidence to share with others ways in which being a education advocate connects and transforms the head, heart and hand while fueling a passion for being a voice for the voiceless.
Carol Bowar
Chief Program Officer
GALS Inc.
Carol serves as Chief Program Officer of GALS Inc. and the Executive Director of GALS Denver after serving as a member of the founding board of directors. Prior to leading GALS, Carol served as the COO of KIPP Colorado Schools, was the Director of Curriculum and Career Services at GlobaLinks Learning Abroad, and a consultant for the National Center for Women and Information Technology. Prior to living overseas with her family (Australia, 2012) she was President & CEO of Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, where she developed her expertise in gender focused programming and adolescent development. Additional past positions where Carol focused on leadership development for youth and education include Vice President, Program Services at Girls Inc. of Metro Denver, Director of Training, Education and Community Service Programs at Up with People, Policy Assistant for the Governor’s Office (Roy Romer, CO), Field Director at KaBoom!, and Program Officer for the Corella and Bertram F. Bonner Foundation.
Carol received her Bachelor’s Degree in English from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, and her Master’s Degree in Education from the University of Colorado at Boulder. She loves the quote, “What you do today is important, because you are exchanging a day of your life for it.” She is an avid hiker and runner, and spends her free time adventuring in CO and with family - Ted, Ellie, Tate, and Joey.