Community Action Works
Community Action Works

Janet Domenitz is the Executive Director of MASSPIRG Education Fund. Janet first got her start working with Community Action Works as part of the Massachusetts Campaign to Clean Up Hazardous Waste which fought to clean up hazardous waste dumpsites across Massachusetts. Since 1989, Janet has coordinated policy research and public education for the largest public interest group in Massachusetts. She also serves on the board of Massachusetts Common Cause, which recognized her with its 2005 Distinguished Citizen Award, and previously served on the national governing board of Common Cause. Janet is also president of the Consumer Federation of America, and was a founding member of Earth Day Greater Boston. She joined the MASSPIRG staff in 1980 after graduating from Brandeis University. She lives in Cambridge with her husband and two sons, and serves on the school committee of her synagogue.