Director and Corresponding Secretary
Janis is a Senior Paralegal with McGuireWoods LLP and has worked in the Corporate and Business Tax Department of its Richmond office for 42 years. She has extensive experience in corporate transactional work including mergers, acquisitions and business restructuring. She also worked in the tax-exempt organization area preparing annual returns for private foundations and IRS applications for recognition of exemption. Janis received her B.A. degree in 1976, summa cum laude, from Point Park University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In her “previous” life, Janis danced professionally with both the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater and the Pennsylvania Ballet. She currently owns a German Warmblood horse and participates locally in the hunter show circuit. She has served on the Board of the James River Horse Foundation and its predecessor, TRF – James River Chapter since 2007. She serves on the Strategic Planning and Finance Committees.