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Thea Grillo

Program Director
LPF Baltimore

Thea joined the LPF team in January 2025 as the Regional Director of Operations. She grew up in southern Pennsylvania and has called Baltimore home for over a decade. She has worked in the fitness and outdoor recreation industry for 8 years, with extensive experience in operations leadership.

Thea strongly believes in the life-changing impact of sports involvement in communities and individuals, and centers her career around reducing barriers to sports access. Outside of work, you can find Thea climbing and playing rugby, biking around Baltimore City, and hanging out with her cat, Louis.

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🚨We are happy to announce that Denise Blake has 🚨We are happy to announce that Denise Blake has joined LPF as our new Executive Director!🚨

Denise brings a distinguished record of nonprofit leadership spanning education, youth development, literacy, public health, and community impact. Her experience building high-performing teams and advancing equity-centered initiatives will help LPF continue expanding access to sports and physical activity for young people in communities across the country.

Join us in welcoming Denise to our team!
Contributions to our Summer of Play campaign suppo Contributions to our Summer of Play campaign supports camps and programs offering popular summer activities like swimming! Teaming with programs like @waves4change.official keeps kids active outside of school, and helps partners maximize their budget for other needs, such as pool time

In one of LPF’s largest distributions ever, Waves4Change received over 30 boxes of brand new boys and girls' swimsuits

Since 2025, LPF has distributed $77,000 worth of swimming gear to Waves4Change! With these donations, kids can focus on what Waves4Change calls "the superhero magic of swimming," without worrying about the costs of proper equipment

We want to continue making memories this summer and we need your help! Learn more by visiting our story and bio
We had an amazing time giving away soccer balls an We had an amazing time giving away soccer balls and pop up soccer goals at a local elementary school in Camden, NJ with our partners @subaru_usa and @philaunion ! We're World Cup ready now! 🏟️

Here are some highlights from our latest distribution ⚽

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