News from the Council of University of California Retiree Associations (CUCRA)
Luncheon Speaker- Monya Lane
Quest Science Center’s impact and vision for science, technology, engineering and math learning in the East Bay
Tuesday, November 12, 2024
Cattlemens Restaurant
2882 Kitty Hawk Rd
Livermore, CA 94551,
Cost $40/ person
Come to our November luncheon to hear Monya Lane, CEO and Board Chair of Quest, talk about Quest’s progress and direction in their vision to connect everyone to the value of science to improve lives and our world.
This presentation will review how, in 2018, a group of national lab retirees and community leaders decided to share their love of science and technology and “pay it forward” by leading an effort to create a science center in downtown Livermore. They envisioned a place where everyone - at any age - would have engaging experiences relevant to our lives and world. Quest Science Center is now a committed group of advisory board members, educators and community volunteers bringing this vision to life, first creating a mobile science-center-without-walls the past 5 years, and on a roadmap to a permanent regional science center.
Monya Lane is a retired mechanical engineer whose tenure included overseeing the development of innovations in advanced manufacturing, bioengineering and data science as the associate director of Engineering at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. Throughout her 35-year career she held a variety of energy, environment and national security project and program management roles in service to the nation.
Known for her “can-do” attitude, Monya brings nonstop energy and a track record for building successful teams to Quest where she is, once again, leading the effort to “create something bigger than ourselves.” She is an active participant of Innovation Tri-Valley, a collective of business leaders, educators and elected officials dedicated to championing the Tri-Valley. She also serves as chair of the Livermore Commission for the Arts and sits on the Board of Trustees for UC Merced as liaison to the Tri-Valley region. An avid tennis player, Monya still competes in local tennis leagues and was on a team that made it to the national competition in Las Vegas in 2018.
“Teaming up with colleagues to bring Quest to our region is the perfect way for me to ‘give back’ and help demystify the science and technology around us. I’m excited by the opportunity to create “questing” experiences that build practical skills and confidence to engage in our increasingly complex world.”