Founders
Liz Wolfson
Liz Wolfson created the vision for the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools Inc. 2008. She raised over half a million dollars in angel funding, developed the strategic plan and moved to Colorado to open the flagship schools in Denver.
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Liz has spent the bulk of her career working for CEO’s and Philanthropists in manifesting their visions and starting up corporate and philanthropic projects locally, nationally and internationally. Former non-profit clients include the Institute for International Sport, The American Montessori Society, The Rose Institute (for homeless youth) and a former Prime Minister of the State of Israel. Former corporate work includes creating the first global communications division for Comverse, a world leader in voice activated systems, and raising seed-funding for TaskMail, the first Jordanian/Israeli high tech start-up company.
Liz received her undergraduate degree from Brown University and earned her masters Degree at the Hebrew Union College. Liz believes her passion for comprehensive health in schools stems from her upbringing in the world of competitive athletics where she competed in Division I Field Hockey. Liz considers herself a force in organizational behavior and Whole-Bodied leadership.
Nina Safane
Nina Safane co-founded GALS Denver with Liz Wolfson in 2009 with the aim of integrating physical movement into every aspect of the curriculum. Nina worked under many titles at GALS, including Head of Middle School.
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Nina saw GALS as an opportunity to bring all her passions together. “I realized that all the things that I cared about in the world—gender studies, sports, health and wellness, and providing equitable access to education—could live in one school,” she says. “And not only could that school exist, but I could help make it exist.”
Nina graduated from Brown University with a Bachelor’s degree in Education, later receiving her Master’s degree from Columbia University in Education from the Summer Principal Academy.