Janelle Woods-McNish serves as the Chief Marketing & Diversity Officer at The Trustees. She leads marketing and communications, public relations, membership, customer relationship management, and the organization’s Diversity, Belonging, Inclusion, and Equity (DBIE) strategy. Under her leadership, The Trustees has seen notable growth in membership acquisition and revenue, volunteer participation, and community engagement. She also spearheaded the development of the organization’s first DBIE Roadmap and Employee Resource Groups.
With more than 18 years of experience, Janelle has held leadership roles across corporate philanthropy, CSR, DEI, employee engagement, volunteerism, and community outreach. Before joining The Trustees, she spent 13 years at the Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Foundation as the Foundation Director of Service and Giving.
Janelle is deeply committed to service and civic engagement. She is Co-Chair of the Boys & Girls Club Board of Trustees, Past-President of the Boston Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc., and a former member of the City Year Greater Boston Board of Directors She holds a BBA in Marketing and International Business from Texas A&M University, an MA in Higher Education from Boston College, and an MBA from Simmons College Janelle lives in Dorchester, Massachusetts, with her husband Hansley and their twins, Jasmine and Sheridan—her favorite soccer stars.
