Janis joined the Women’s Fund in 2017 following her retirement as the Senior Vice President and General Counsel of Tetra Tech, Inc. She joined the Board in 2026, and currently serves as Chair of the Governance Committee and a member of the Research Committee. Janis enjoys directly serving local non-profits through membership on the Boards of the Carpinteria Children’s Project and Prepare Kids for Life. She is also active with the Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara and the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County, and recently served on the Boards of CALM and the Tribal Trust Foundation. Raised in the San Fernando Valley, Janis earned her B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles. She and her husband, Jim, live in Carpinteria with their three dogs.