“I’m excited to represent the growth of our Legacy Circle. I look forward to seeing you all soon as Legacy Circle expands with like-minded supporters who care about our healthier future.”
– Janie DeCelles
Janie DeCelles, Legacy Circle Chair and member of President’s Circle, is retired from an entrepreneurial background in marketing and finance. As a Partner with Trammel Crow Company, she worked in commercial real estate leasing and development. She is a visionary and a philanthropist at heart. Janie was also co-leader in the campaign to secure open space once highly contested for development and is active on the Harbaugh Seaside Trails Committee.
She also serves on the Advisory Board of The San Diego Foundation’s Opening the Outdoors grant selection committee. She is a member and leader in several nonprofit entities, including: San Diego Natural History Museum Live Oaks Society, San Diego River Park Legacy Society, and San Diego Zoo’s Heritage Guild. Janie is the advisor to an endowment that her aunt established with The San Diego Foundation, the Hattie Ettinger Conservation Fund. Janie has a Finance degree from University of Pennsylvania and received her MBA from Harvard Business School. Janie loves trails and walking with friends at San Elijo Lagoon. She is an avid photographer, glass blower, and woodworker.