Executive Director
Jan launched United Divas in 2001 with a group of girlfriends who were also artists who brought together several creative disciplines to accomplish their craft. By 2003, they had developed into a 501(c)3 charitable non-profit. The first program she launched through United Divas was “Diva of the Month”, which was meant to spotlight women artists and create a place for people to find female role models. 2007 marks their newest program, the Creative Scholarship fund, created so children from low-income households may continue a higher education in the arts. She is also planning to launch a mentor program for women artists. She mainly focuses on fundraising, recruiting new artists and helpers as well as designing and maintaining the website and promotional collatoral.
As the art director of Shouted Whisper, an online magazine that gives a voice to both loud and quiet topics, Jan wanted to take a simple literary publication to the next level by pairing fine artists, photographers and designers with writers and poets. She also played the role of layout artist for many of the magazine’s pages. Each issue of the magazine will have a unifying theme, such as Women, which was the theme for the first issue, in honor of United Divas.
Jan’s career is that of a designer and animator for television and film. She also does some work in print and web formats as well. She studied at Otis College of Art and Design and takes occasional classes through the UCLA Extensions program for both writing and non-profit purposes. Her hobbies include djaying, writing, playing with her dogs and travelling. She resides in Los Angeles with her boyfriend and two dogs.