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Melanie Rowen

Board Member · The Center for Understanding in Conflict

Board Member at The Center for Understanding in Conflict. Listed as an officer, director, or key employee across 1 organization on the Form 990 record.

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Ambiguous identity This name matches 2 other individuals we could not verify as the same person. Each is kept as a separate record below — treat them as distinct people unless an explicit match is confirmed.
Organizations
1
Roles reported
1
Reported compensation
$12K
Others who share this name
2

Who this is

Profile

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✓ Verified from filings
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Reported as Board Member of The Center for Understanding in Conflict, based in Santa Rosa, CA.
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Received $12K in total reported compensation on the most recent Form 990 (Part VII).
Facts extracted directly from each organization's Form 990, Part VII.
Biography Web-sourced

Melanie Rowen is a mediator and conflict coach dedicated to transforming conflict through understanding-based resolution. Her career began in civil rights litigation, where she advocated for LGBTQ+ communities on issues including marriage equality and employment discrimination.

Witnessing the transformative power of empathy in conflict, she shifted her focus to mediation, coaching, and communication training. Today, she supports individuals and groups in navigating difficult conversations and creating inclusive environments, drawing on her experience with dynamics around gender, sexual orientation, and disability.

Compiled from public web sources (5 cited), grounded to the filed record.

Track record

Career & tenure

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Tenure here
Melanie Rowen has served on the Board of Directors for The Center for Understanding in Conflict and as a trainer since 2018.
Education
  • 2004 · J.D., University of Chicago2004
  • 1999 · B.A., University of Chicago1999

Affiliations

Organizations

The Center for Understanding in Conflict Board Member · $267K revenue · Santa Rosa, CAStudy and develop the practice of conflict resolution through education, study, and training of conflict resolution professionals.pay $4K → $12KFiled FY2024, FY2023 · Source: Form 990, Part VII
$12Kreported comp

Disambiguation

Other people named Melanie Rowen

Different individuals who share this name, separated by IRS Schedule R, mailing address, and shared-board evidence. The 990 carries no person identifier, so some may still be the same person.

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Melanie Rowen 1 organization · Oakland, CATransgender Law Center
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Melanie Rowen 1 organization · Washington, DCNational Association for Law Placement

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Public data from IRS Form 990 e-file & the Business Master File. Individuals appear here because they were named as an officer, director, or key employee on a nonprofit's Form 990; people are grouped by name plus corroborating evidence (Schedule R, shared address, shared board members). · philanthropy.org