About GoGirlGo! New York City
About Us
One would be hard-pressed to find a larger disparity between rich and poor, opportune and inopportune, lucky and unprivileged than that of New York City. Multi-million dollar penthouses filled with diamonds and gold neighbor government housing filled with poverty and shame. The same can be said for the City resident’s access to sports --- some have it, others don’t. GoGirlGo! New York City, established in 2011, is here to help close that gap. We are working to build a network community organizations dedicated to getting New York girls, ages 8-18, moving and physically active.
Meet Our Team
Wendy Hilliard, GoGirlGo! New York City Director
Wendy Hilliard has long been a major force in women's sports. In 1978, she became the first African American to represent the United States and remained on the Rhythmic Gymnastics National Team a record-setting nine times; serving twice as National Team Captain. She was a four-time US National Team Coach and coached 1996 Olympian, Aliane Baquerot. In 2008, Wendy was inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame. Wendy Hilliard was the first African American and gymnast to become the President of the Women’s Sports Foundation in 1995. Wendy’s own non–profit organization, the Wendy Hilliard Foundation, has provided free gymnastics for over 10,000 inner city youth in NYC since 1996. Ms Hilliard was the athlete representative for gymnastics to the United States Olympic Committee and served on the Executive Committee of USA Gymnastics for over ten years. Wendy has been a TV commentator for many sports and gymnastics events, including the Olympic Games. She has performed on numerous television shows and tours with the world’s top gymnasts and also performed on Broadway.
Wendy is a Founding Member and Associate Choreographer for ANTIGRAVITY and was Director of Sports for NYC2012. NYC2012 was the U.S. Olympic Bid City, vying for the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. As a member of the Senior Staff, her responsibilities included overseeing all of the sports and athlete issues concerning the bid; including over 2000 Olympians and Paralympians worldwide that supported the bid. She also traveled to International Olympic Committee meetings representing NYC2012. In 2006, she designed and opened a 15,000 square foot gymnastics center for Aviator Sports and Recreation; a new multi- million/multi-sport complex in Brooklyn, NY. Wendy resides in Harlem with her husband, Robert Mensah and sons Kennedy and Bailey.
Questions about GoGirlGo! New York City? Email Wendy.
Contact Us
GoGirlGo! New York
550 West 155 Street
New York, NY 10032
Phone: 646.216.8786