Meet our new Executive Director

Jan spent 17 years working as a Senior Management Analyst in the Placer County Executive Office – primarily in the area of Land Use, Public Safety, Criminal Justice and Health and Human Services.  She earned an Accounting Degree with honors from Sierra Community College and a Bachelor of Public Administration Degree from the University of San Francisco.  She also holds a Certificate in Land Use and Environmental Planning from the University of California, Davis.

Jan joined the 85-year old Auburn Rotary Club in 1997 and was elected club president in 2003. She served as District 5190 Governor for 2009-2010.  Jan has a passion for international service and has traveled to Mexico many times to help with Rotary projects.  A highlight of her Rotary service was assembling surgical kits at the Thousand Smiles Cleft Palate Clinic in Ensenada and building a block security wall at the Casa Hogar orphanage in Buena Vista, Mexico.  She is a member of the Board of Directors of Kenya’s Saint Mary’s Rift Valley Hospital.  She is a charter member of the Paul Harris Society, a Major Donor for The Rotary Foundation and a member of The Rotary Foundation Bequest Society.

Janice is also well known for her volunteer service to the communities of Placer County and has served as a Placer County Juvenile Justice Commissioner and Chairman and long-term member of the Sierra College Accounting Advisory Committee.  In addition to her love of Rotary, Janice is passionate about advocating for disadvantaged youth.  She serves as Vice Chair on the Placer County Child Advocates Board of Directors in order to be a “voice” for children who are victims of neglect and abuse.

Janice resides in Loomis, California at her rural “hacienda” which is known as a gathering place for cherished get-togethers with family and friends.