PBN 40 Under Forty Awards 2025
KASHA HANFLIK | 39
Executive director, Girls on the Run Rhode Island
What is the biggest challenge currently facing your industry and how are you responding to it? Nonprofit organizations are under attack at a time when the communities they serve need their services more than ever. My role is to make sure we can keep offering accessible and equitable programming to all girl-identifying and gender-expansive youths, regardless of their backgrounds, experiences and abilities. This involves connecting with partners, funders and other vocal supporters to come together for the youths we serve.
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What was your first job? I worked as a page at my town public library for all of high school.
What moment changed your life more than any other? Getting rejected from what I thought were both my dream grad school program and dream job right before graduating college. At 21, I convinced myself that I was a failure because I didn’t have a plan for after graduating. Turns out, it was exactly what I needed to get where I am today.
What is your favorite personal activity/pastime away from the office? Working out with a strong group of mom friends at Burn Boot Camp.
