Candid

Janet Camarena serves as the director of Candid learning, working to champion greater foundation transparency and build a movement for greater openness in the field of philanthropy. A key part of her role is to provide leadership for Glasspockets.org, which she led an inter-departmental team to found and create in 2010. Glasspockets provides a variety of tools and features designed to encourage philanthropic openness.  Prior to her current role, Janet served as director of Foundation Center’s regional office in San Francisco, where she led a regional team in delivering outreach and capacity building services throughout the Western U.S. Janet completed her undergraduate work at Mills College and received a Master’s degree in Library Science from San Jose State University. She serves on the boards of PEAK Grantmaking, the Alameda County Library Foundation, and Community Initiatives, a fiscal sponsorship provider.

PEAK Grantmaking

Melissa leads PEAK Grantmaking’s work to identify effective, efficient, and equitable philanthropic practices and advocate for their adoption by grantmakers.

Prior to joining PEAK Grantmaking, Melissa was the education and accreditation director at Maryland Nonprofits and the Standards for Excellence Institute, where she oversaw nonprofit accreditation and the association’s learning community.

Melissa is currently a board member at the Maryland Center for Economic Policy. She also serves as co-chair for the United Philanthropy Forum's Program Committee and on the Funder's Planning Committee for the Frederick County Nonprofit Summit. She has served on committees for Independent Sector, the Association of Baltimore Area Grantmakers, the Frederick Giving Project, and numerous other nonprofits in her local community.

Melissa is a self-professed nonprofit dork and accidental techie. She is passionate about organizing people and projects to promote social justice.