Diane “Deanne” Feeney
Director, French American Charitable Trust
President, FACT Services Co., Inc.

As FACT’s first staff member, Diane was instrumental in designing the Trust’s grantmaking program and hiring the other U.S. and French staff. Before becoming active full-time in her family’s foundation, Diane worked as a campaign assistant at Greenpeace in Washington, D.C.

Diane is currently on the Board of the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP), and previously served on the Board of the National Network of Grantmakers (NNG), where she chaired the “One Percent More for Democracy” campaign to encourage foundations to increase the grant dollars they give each year.

Her specific interests include philanthropic reform (making foundations more accountable, transparent and accessible to grantseekers) encouraging greater collaboration across sectors and between multiple stakeholders, and increasing funding to community-based organizations and intermediaries.
Diane was born in France and visits often for vacations and foundation business. She has a BA in history from Cornell University and an MA in philosophy and social policy from George Washington University. Diane currently lives with her husband and three children in New York.

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Laura Livoti
Senior Program Officer, San Francisco

Laura joined FACT in 2002 after four years as Managing Director and Acting Executive Director of the National Radio Project. Her professional background includes both nonprofit and corporate experience. Laura helped coordinate the Bay Area 50 Years is Enough campaign and Economic Justice for Africa Now. She served on the organizing committee of the California Green Party and its first County Council. Laura's Board or Steering Committee involvements include the Center for Economic Justice, Media Alliance, the International Media Project, the League of Young Voters, and the national 50 Years is Enough Network. She was also an active member of the Women's Action Coalition.

Myra J. Bicknell
Administrative Manager, San Francisco

Myra has extensive administrative management experience in both the nonprofit and corporate sectors. Her nonprofit work includes positions at the Breast Cancer Fund, WomanVision, the Golden Gate Center for Spiritual Living, and the Canal Alliance. Myra has recently completed her Masters degree in Nonprofit Administration at the University of San Francisco. Her thesis compared program and non-program employees in nonprofit organizations. She has a BA in Comparative Cultures from UC Irvine, and is interested in designing systems and procedures to help organizations reach new levels of achievement. She was born in Montreal and moved to California with her family when she was ten. Myra joined FACT in 2004.

Laurent Janodet
Program Officer, Paris

Laurent graduated from the “Université de Paris–I” with a degree in sociology and economics. Throughout his career he has worked on social justice issues in a variety of capacities. From 1994 to 1998, he worked for the “Fondation de France,” the largest public charity in France to develop a project focused on civic engagement. He joined the staff of FACT in 1998 as the Program Officer for France. He is married with two children and lives east of Paris in Auxerre, the Chablis region of France