Our Team

Jeff Lawrence

Jeff is a co-founder and President of the Common Grant Application®; founder and Trustee of The Lawrence Foundation ; co-founder and former CEO of Trillium Digital Systems, Inc.; former Board Director of Guidance Software and and founder, President, and CEO of Clivia Systems.

Jeff formerly served as Chief Technology Officer of Intel's Network Communications Group and was also the co-founder, President, and CEO of Trillium Digital Systems (which was acquired by Intel in 2000). Trillium developed and licensed communications software to telecommunications equipment manufacturers. Jeff has over 40 years of experience in the development of software, hardware, and systems for wireless, broadband, Internet, and telephone networks and Web applications.

Guidance Software (NASDAQ:GUID) provided software to government, corporate, and law enforcement organizations to conduct network-enabled and court-validated computer investigations.

Clivia Systems provides business and technology advisory services.

Jeff received a BS in Electrical Engineering from UCLA in 1979. He was co-recipient of the Greater Los Angeles Entrepreneur of the Year award and the UCLA School of Engineering's Professional Achievement award. Jeff has sat on a number of advisory boards and writes and speaks on technology, entrepreneurship, philanthropy, economics, and ethics. Jeff lives in Santa Monica, CA.

Lori Mitchell

Lori is a co-founder and Vice President of the Common Grant Application® and Executive Director of The Lawrence Foundation.

The Lawrence Foundation is a family foundation that makes grants to nonprofit environmental, human services and other causes. Lori has managed over 17,000 grant applications and over $5.5 million of grants for the foundation. Prior to The Lawrence Foundation, Lori worked at Trillium Digital Systems where she served in Web development, senior administrative, and marketing roles.

Lori received a bachelor's degree in Art History from The University of Colorado at Denver in 1992. Lori lives in Steamboat Springs, CO

Darren Munk

Darren is the Director, Software Development of the Common Grant Application®.

He is focused on web application development, site usability, internet marketing, and systems administration. Darren has been building data-driven websites since 1997 for a wide variety of organizations in a number of industries.

Darren has worked for Investor's Business Daily, Metal Toad Media and other companies.

Darren received a BA in Political Science and Economics from the University of California, San Diego in 1999, and an MBA from San Diego State University in 2006. Darren lives in Walnut Creek, CA.