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

  • Yamilex Peña

    Interim Associate Director of Operations and Project Management

  • Bethany Naranjo

    Administrative Assistant to the CEO

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