Vanessa Garza

Vanessa Garza is the executive director and founding principal at Girls Athletic Leadership School Los Angeles (GALS LA), the first and only free, public, all-girls charter school in the San Fernando Valley. As a graduate of an all-girls high school and champion of single-gender education, Garza brings nearly two decades of school administration to GALS LA, empowering students’ academic mastery and overall well-being through a holistic approach.