We are pleased to announce the new President of the Brentwood Village Chamber of Commerce. Janet Crown, who is the owner of Los Angeles’ boutique fitness studio, Burn 60( in Brentwood, California.
Born and raised in Chicago, IL, Janet is the seventh child of Renee and Lester Crown. After graduating from Denison University in 1985 with a degree (B.A.) in History, she went on to receive her graduate degree (M.S.) from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism in Evanston, Illinois, and then relocated to Los Angeles in 1993.
Janet Crown joined Creative Artists Agency (CAA), creating a new department in the commearcial and sponsorship division. In 1995 she become a Vice President of Client Services at Focus Media in Santa Monica, CA. In 2005, Crown opened her own fitness studio, Burn 60 in Brentwood. Beginning its 6th year, Burn 60 is expanding in Southern California.
Janet Crown is involved in several leading non-profit organizations. She is a founding member of The Painted Turtle – A Paul Newman’s Hole-in-the-Wall Gang Camp for chronic and terminally ill children; a member of the Board of Directors for The Every Child Foundation; a member of the ISE Advisory Board of the Rand Corporation; a member of the Board of Directors of the U.S. Committee for UNICEF; and a Board Member of the Lollipop Theater Network. Additionally, Crown was founder and chairman of the United States Triathlon Team Maccabiah Games in Israel. Though she resides in Los Angeles, she remains an active member of the U. S. Committee for UNICEF in Chicago.
Janet is also an active member of the Board of Trustees at her alma mater, Denison University.
Janet Crown resides in Los Angeles with her husband, Steve Robinson and five children. She recently completed her first in a series of four children’s books. Her first title, Where Do the Animals Go When it Rains.