Santa Clara Rotary Welcomes Barb Larson

Barb Larson is the Chief Executive Officer of the American Red Cross Silicon Valley Chapter, a position she has held for two years.

Previously, Barb served as Director of Donor Services at Community Foundation Silicon Valley, where she worked with individual major donors and corporations to realize their philanthropic goals. Barb has been an American Red Cross volunteer for over 15 years and is a trained Disaster Fundraising Officer.

She is a member of American Red Cross Disaster Services Human Resources system having worked on several disasters including Hurricane Katrina, the San Bernardino wildfires, and Hurricane Georges. She serves on the board of directors for the Silicon Valley Social Venture Fund, the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) Foundation, Kids in Common, Hispanic Foundation Silicon Valley and is an advisory board member of numerous Silicon Valley organizations including: Essex & Drake Fundraising Consultants, Loaves & Fishes Family Kitchen, IndiaCommunity Center and Family Giving Tree. Barb is also a member of San Jose Rotary.

In 2007, Barb received the Outstanding Professional Fundraiser of the Year award presented by the Association of Fundraising Professionals Silicon Valley. In 2008, she received the Women of Influence in Silicon Valley award and in 2009, she received the Top 40 Under 40 in Silicon Valley award both awards given by the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal.