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Girls' LEAP Staff

Deborah

Deborah Weaver, Co-Founder and Executive Director of LEAP Self-Defense
Deborah holds an MFA equivalent in Dance and is a faculty member in the Department of Physical Education, Recreation, and Athletics at Wellesley College. She has been teaching for over 30 years, focusing on the relationship between self-esteem, physical training, and well-being. email Deborah

 

Tracey Tracey Westgate, Program Director
Tracey holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work and Spanish from Gordon College. She has over seven years of professional experience working with youth, including mentoring and peer leadership programs. Tracey started as a part-time teacher with LEAP in 2004 and became a full-time employee in 2006.  She is responsible for developing and maintaining successful program partnerships, ensuring high-quality program delivery, and managing all program staff.  email Tracey
Betsy Betsy Boggia, Development and Finance Officer
Betsy has extensive experience in non-profit fundraising and special event management. A former dance teacher, Betsy co-founded the Greater Boston Chapter of the Million Mom March, a gun violence prevention organization. Betsy also has worked in politics, serving as a Legislative Aide to Senator Cheryl Jacques, and has worked with local and national political campaigns. Email Betsy (betsy@girlsleap.org).
Kristen Kristen Cuneo, Teen Mentor Program Coordinator
Kristen is a Teacher of LEAP programs and is also responsible for managing the Teen Mentor Program.  She is especially dedicated to utilizing the Teen Mentors as LEAP Ambassadors, delivering community demonstrations, workshops, and outreach. Kristen is an alumna of Wellesley College, with a BA in Women’s Studies.  Kristen has been with LEAP since 2006, as a teaching assistant and student intern through Wellesley College. She started her full-time role with LEAP as of June 2007.email Kristen
Jennifer Jennifer Rokke, Community Education Coordinator, Mass Promise Fellow
Jennifer is an alumna of Scripps College, with a BA in Media Studies and is beginning a graduate program in Public Relations at Northeastern in fall of 2008.  She is currently a Massachusetts Promise Fellow with AmeriCorps and is the Community Education Coordinator with Girls’ LEAP.  Her role includes leading the Community Education Initiative which engages youth workers and teenage girls in dialog about issues of violence facing girls.  Additionally, Jennifer is a Teacher of LEAP programs.
Katie Chakoian Kaitie Chakoian, Northeastern Teaching Woman Program Coordinator, Mass Promise Fellow
Kaitie is a recent graduate of Simmons college, with a BA in Psychology, where she worked with Girls’ LEAP as an undergraduate for three years.  As a student, she held several roles within our organization, including serving for two years as LEAP’s Simmons College Student Coordinator.  Kaitie joined LEAP full time as a Massachusetts Promise Fellow and the Northeastern Teaching Woman Program Coordinator.  She will be serving at LEAP this year and working on developing our volunteer program at Northeastern.  She is also a Lead Teacher in LEAP Programs.

Girls’ LEAP relies on a dedicated pool of part-time Teachers, Teaching Women, and Teen Mentors to lead and support all LEAP trainings and classes. For more information on training to be a Teacher or Teen Mentor, please contact Tracey@girlsleap.org.