Sarah Allen
Deputy Director at Coalition for Independent Tech Research
London, England, United Kingdom
Summary
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Top SchoolSarah Allen is a strategic events and community leader with 14 years of experience producing large-scale global festivals, exhibitions, and immersive shows that connect art, culture and technology. As Deputy Director at the Coalition for Independent Tech Research and former Director of MozFest at Mozilla, she translates high-level strategy into federated design practices that mobilise geographically diverse communities around open internet and Trustworthy AI agendas. She combines program architecture with hands-on production know-how—having run logistics for major sporting and cultural events—to build resilient capacity and civic infrastructure for rapidly growing memberships. Known for co-designing participatory convenings and authoring practical playbooks like How to MozFest, she brings a practitioner’s eye to policy-facing activism and creative technology.
11 years of coding experience
9 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History and Geography, Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), History and Geography at University College DublinDiploma, Event Management and Public Relations, Diploma, Event Management and Public Relations at Communications and Management Institute Ireland
Github Skills (32)
mozilla7
science5
foundation4
react4
php3
technical-writing3
sprint3
java2
jelly2
salt2
web-development2
planning2
ansible2
podcast2
glitch-com2
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
Saallen/MozFestroadmap
Mar 2015 - Mar 2015
Contributions:1 commit, 1 branch, 37 comments in 1 day
mozfestplanningstages
Saallen/MozFest-EastAfrica-Website
Apr 2015 - May 2015
Contributions:1 branch, 42 comments, 40 issues in 1 month
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