At the heart of our organization are our Founding Board members. Drawn from a broad range of leadership experience across games development, tech, education, and the nonprofit sector, they dedicate their time and expertise in establishing and driving the Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund forward.
Meet the Founding Board & Team
LAILA SHABIR
FOUNDER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
CEO, Girls Make Games & LearnDistrict Inc.
PAMELA BLIZZARD
CHAIR
Founder and Former Managing Director, Research Triangle High School
SHAWN LAYDEN
BOARD MEMBER
Former Chairman of Playstation Worldwide Studios for Sony Interactive Entertainment
FRANCINE
KATZ
BOARD MEMBER
Senior Vice President and General Counsel, Intealth
JENNIFER CLARK
BOARD MEMBER
Senior VP, Head of Global Corporate Communications and ESG at Sony Interactive Entertainment
KATIE
HANNA
SECRETARY TO THE BOARD
Founder and Chief Practitioner, Concrete Rose LLC
Meet the Advisory Board
We’ve built the Girls Make Games Scholarship Fund with the wonderful support and advice from leaders across the gamedev industry, who will continue to guide our mission as we go forward.