The Vermont Community Foundation welcomed Allyson Laackman to its board of directors this fall. The Community Foundation’s Board of Directors is elected by the Foundation’s 150 members.
“We’re pleased to welcome Allyson to our board,” says Community Foundation President & CEO Stuart Comstock-Gay. “Our Directors are chosen for their varied backgrounds, their expertise, and their commitment to our communities. Allyson brings a wealth of experience and insight that will help strengthen our work.”
Allyson is a seasoned professional with more than 25 years of experience in finance, operations, and administration in both the private and public sectors. Until April 2015, Allyson served as Vice President and CFO of Finance and Administration at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI) in Chicago. Before joining MSI, Allyson was a principal with the Civic Consulting Alliance, which provides pro-bono consulting services to the City of Chicago and Cook County. From 2009 to 2012, Allyson served the Obama Administration, first as the CFO for the Executive Office of the President (EOP) which includes the White House, then as Chief of Staff to First Lady Michelle Obama for the 2012 presidential re-election campaign. While CFO of the EOP, Allyson oversaw the annual development, submission, and execution of the EOP's combined $800 million budget. She also managed, on an interim basis, the day-to-day operations of the Executive Residence.
Allyson also serves on the Vermont Women’s Fund Council and the Wake Robin Board of Directors. She is a commissioner for the Fletcher Free Library in Burlington. Allyson is married to Don Laackman, President of Champlain College.
The Vermont Community Foundation is a family of hundreds of funds and foundations established by Vermonters to serve their charitable goals. It provides the advice, investment vehicles, and back-office expertise to make giving easy and effective. The Foundation also provides leadership in giving by responding to community needs, mobilizing and connecting philanthropists to multiply their impact, and by keeping Vermont’s nonprofit sector vital with grants and other investments in the community.