Livermore Laboratory Retirees Association

The speakers at our April 14 luncheon will be Sally Allen & Dona Crawford, Livermore Lab Foundation

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The Livermore Lab Foundation: A Decade of Impact

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Why does a national Lab need a philanthropic partner, especially a mission--focused national security Lab?  If it has one, how does that work and what have been the results?  What role did UC play in standing up this arrangement?  This presentation attempts to answer those questions.

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Sally Allen is the Executive Director of the Livermore Lab Foundation (LLF). She brings over 25 years of professional experience in the public, philanthropic, and nonprofit sectors. Prior to her LLF role, Sally served as a project manager for the City & County of San Francisco Controller’s Office, where she developed and managed numerous projects to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of government through data analysis, performance management, and technical assistance. Previously, she spent five years as a program officer with the James Irvine Foundation, monitoring a $20-million grants portfolio and helping oversee a statewide, community-based after-school initiative designed to improve K-12 academic achievement. Sally holds a master’s degree in education policy analysis and a bachelor’s degree in public policy from Stanford University. She lives in Danville with her husband and son.

 

Dona L. Crawford worked at Sandia National Laboratories starting in 1976 with increasing management responsibilities over her 25-year tenure. She then served as the Associate Director of Computation at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory before retiring in 2016 to lead the establishment of the Livermore Lab Foundation.  In addition to her current duties as Chair for LLF, Dona participates on study committees for the National Academy of Sciences and is a member of the board of directors for the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute, the Krell Institute, the Strategic Research Advisory Board at the University of Oklahoma, and the Livermore Valley Performing Arts Center. She holds a master’s degree in operations research from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in mathematics from the University of Redlands, California. In her free time, fostering education, protecting the environment, and giving back to the community remain her primary focus.

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