LACF News: The Los Alamos Community Foundation (LACF) announces two new members to its Board of Directors: Elizabeth Allen and Matt Jackson.
“With the increase in recent donor designated funding from larger foundations, this additional expertise will help keep us in step with the responsibilities of this growth,” Board Chair Linda Daily said. “Elizabeth and Matt will be valuable assets to our foundation as we move forward.”
LACF Executive Director Liz Martineau said she is grateful to have the experience of these two community leaders.
“Elizabeth and Matt will help us continue our journey in service to the community,” she said.
Allen is an experienced attorney and judge with a broad legal background. She earned her law degree from Pepperdine School of Law and has practiced in Idaho and New Mexico as a prosecutor, defense attorney and solo practitioner. Her areas of practice included special education law, real estate, estate planning, business formation, child protection, appeals and criminal defense.
Elected Los Alamos Municipal Judge in 2019, Elizabeth also teaches Business Law at UNM–Los Alamos and volunteers with the Juvenile Justice Advisory Board and several youth sports organizations. She mentors judges throughout New Mexico and frequently speaks at judicial conferences. Allen is a mother of three (ages 15, 12 and 9) and enjoys playing string bass in the Los Alamos Symphony.
Jackson brings more than 20 years of expertise at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), where he serves as the Division Leader for the Materials Science and Technology Division. His prior leadership roles include Group Leader for the Nuclear Materials Science Group and various positions within the Associate Directorate for Weapons Production. A mechanical engineer by training, Jackson has 17 years of hands-on experience in research, development and manufacturing at LANL’s Chemistry and Metallurgy Research and TA-55 Plutonium Facilities.
Jackson has extensive experience leading multidisciplinary teams of varied sizes and compositions, fostering collaboration across diverse technical fields to achieve complex goals. Recognized as an expert in molten salt systems, he authored the “Molten Salt Chemistry of Plutonium” chapter in the Plutonium Handbook and has championed empirical research in this field. He has also led multiple international technical collaborations as the U.S. representative and contributed to advancing technology development at sites worldwide.
Deeply rooted in the Los Alamos community, Jackson is a graduate of Los Alamos High School and has two children enrolled in the local school system. His wife, Megan, a former elementary school teacher of 20 years, now serves as the Los Alamos Program Specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters. Jackson is passionate about the outdoors, enjoying mountain biking, trail running, skiing, snowboarding and backpacking.
With his professional expertise, leadership experience, and commitment to community, Jackson is dedicated to contributing to the mission and vision of the Los Alamos Community Foundation.
For additional information about Allen and Jackson, along with others serving on the LACF board, visit www.losalamoscf.org/about-us/our-board-of-directors-and-staff.
About the Los Alamos Community Foundation:
Established in 2015, the mission of the Los Alamos Community Foundation is to build enduring philanthropy to empower the community’s nonprofit organizations. LACF stewards 15 permanent endowment funds and supports local nonprofits through training, initiatives and grantmaking. For more information about the Los Alamos Community Foundation, visit www.losalamoscf.org.