T. Morgan Dixon, Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Morgan is a relentless street-organizer who is deeply inspired by her family and the philosophies of women like Ella Baker and Septima Clark.   As the co-Founder of GirlTrek, a groundbreaking two-year-old national nonprofit based in Washington, D.C, she and a national team inspire and support African-American women and girls to live their healthiest, most fulfilled lives - simply by walking.  Through grassroots organizing and award-winning social media campaigns, GirlTrek supports over 25,000 walkers, 400 volunteers and inspires an ever-growing network of 200,000 supporters. GirlTrek is quickly becoming a “go-to” organization in the public health space.  They have built partnerships with such companies as Kaiser Permanente, National Park Service and First Lady Michelle Obama’s Let’s Move Campaign.

 

Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, Morgan was on the front lines of education reform. She served as director of leadership development for one of the largest charter school networks in the country, Achievement First. Before Achievement First, Morgan directed the development and start-up of six public schools in NYC for St. Hope and the Urban Assembly - two organizations funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Morgan began her career with Teach For America as a high school history teacher in Atlanta, GA, and later as a school administrator in Newark, NJ. Morgan was awarded Teach For America's 2012 Social Innovation Award. Morgan was named among the top 1% of global social innovators by Echoing Green and awarded an Ashoka Fellowship in 2014.  She has been a featured on CNN, in the Washington Post and New York Times. Morgan earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of Southern California, a Master of Education Policy and Leadership at Seton Hall and currently serves on the Boards of Trustees for both the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS) and Teach for Haiti. 

 

 

Vanessa Garrison, Co-Founder & Chief Operating Officer

Vanessa is the co-Founder of GirlTrek.  She is a passionate advocate of social justice issues and has focused her work on improving health outcomes and quality of life for black women and girls. Prior to co-founding GirlTrek, a national health movement, Vanessa worked as a Program Coordinator for Our Place DC, a nonprofit organization that provides services to currently and formerly incarcerated women. Vanessa began her career working in digital media at Turner Broadcasting System. Inc. in Atlanta, GA. Vanessa was awarded Teach For America's Social Innovation Award, recognized by the Awesome Foundation as a leader to watch, and named among the top 1% of global social innovators by Echoing Green. Vanessa has been featured on NPR and The Root. Vanessa earned a Bachelor of Arts in World Arts and Culture from the University of California, Los Angeles.

 

 

Wordna Warren, National Field Director, Partnerships & Expansion

On any given day, you might find Wordna in the kitchen cooking up a mean Tofu Stir Fry.  As National Field Director, Wordna leads GirlTrek's on-the-ground strategy with direct support to partners and volunteers. Prior to joining GirlTrek, Wordna served as the Business Outreach Coordinator with the DC Chamber of Commerce and educated small businesses on the Affordable Care Act. Wordna is also an alumna of Teach For America and has served as an educator in Texas, Tennessee, and Washington, DC. Wordna earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History from Harvard University.

 

 

 

 

Faye Paige Edwards, National Field Director,  Team Strategy & Support

Named "Feisty Faye" as a GirlTrek volunteers, in 2013 Faye received the GirlTrek Tubman Award for single-handedly registering more women to lace up their sneakers and walk than any woman in the country.  As a National Field Director, Faye now leads GirlTrek's neighborhood expansion strategy. Faye has more than 20 years experience in sales, marketing and training and was an entrepreneur in the field of heating and air conditioning for 10 years. Faye was a history major at Lincoln University (PA) and earned an MBA from the University of Michigan's Ross School of Business. The many riches of her life include jazz, books, cycling, friends and family. She loves to travel and when asked where she would like to travel most responds "everywhere".