Meet the Team

Both the CEN Staff and our Board of Directors are deeply committed to inclusion, diversity, equity, access, and liberation (IDEAL) principles. These core principles are reflected in how we choose to show up and operate everyday and are also embedded into the content of all of our programming.

CEN Team

Shana Peete, JD
Chief Executive Officer

Bethany Naranjo
Administrative Assistant

Friedland + Associates

Friedland + Associates is a San Francisco-based CPA firm that specializes in cloud-based accounting and consulting services for small businesses and nonprofit organizations. Friedland and Associates supports the financial operations for Center for Excellence in Nonprofits.

Board of Directors

Dean Morton

Chairman Emeritus

James Otieno

Board Treasurer

Dora Beyer

Board Chair

Protima Pandey

Board Secretary

Shilpa Agarwal

Board Member

Ashtan D. Jordan

Board Member

Naa Anim-Appiah

Board Member

Lisa Clark

Board Member

Sabrina-Moné Lamontagne

Board Member

Jim Salas

Board Member

Mahama Nyankamawu

Board Member

Karl Shaikh

Board Member

Andrea Temkin

Board Member