Janna Rolland Consulting

Janna Rolland, MPA, has over twenty years of experience in building the capacity of the nonprofit sector, as an executive director, organizational development consultant, and facilitator. Over the years, Janna has worked with a wide range of local and national nonprofits and grantmakers, on planning, board and leadership development, executive and transition management, organizational assessment, and evaluation. She authored "A White Paper on Building Executive Leadership Capacity" for the Brainerd Foundation and was a co-creator and “lead architect” of the inaugural Pacific Northwest Nonprofit Executive Leadership Institute.

Janna is known for creating inclusive, participatory processes with her clients that lead to positive outcomes and enhanced working relationships. She is recognized for helping boards, staff, and coalitions improve their effectiveness through a thoughtful, flexible, positive, problem-solving approach. Janna has helped over 60 organizations assess their organizational strengths and weaknesses, in addition to determining priorities for developing capacity and increasing outcomes.
 
Janna was the first executive director of the national grantmaker, Community Toolbox for Children’s Environmental Health and previously served as director of the New Mexico Physicians for Social Responsibility after starting her career working on the intersection between environment, health and public policy in Washington, DC. She recently stepped down as Board Chair of the national Institute for Children’s Environmental Health; she currently serves as Board President of Washington Toxics Coalition and on the planning board of the Collaborative on Health and the Environment - Washington. Janna holds a “mid-career” Master in Public Administration from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, with an emphasis on leadership and management, and a B.A. in mathematics from Wellesley College.