Rowena Pineda is a program manager at the Spokane Regional Health District (SRHD) where she oversees Neighborhoods Matter, a community-based program that focuses on the prevention of family and community violence. Prior to joining SRHD, Rowena was the executive director of the Idaho Community Action Network (ICAN) in Boise, ID, a community-based organization working on racial, economic, and social justice issues. She has extensive experience in community organizing for the Center for Third World Organizing (CTWO) in Oakland, CA; Parent Voices in San Francisco, CA; and Northwest Federation of Community Organizations (now People’s Action) in Seattle, WA. Pineda was also selected for a one-year fellowship with The San Francisco Foundation and as a program associate in Child Welfare for the Stuart Foundation.
