Allison cares deeply about individual and community well-being, and channels that care into supporting organizations to serve and support people and communities more effectively. Allison brings experience in the fields of community food systems and food sovereignty, K-12 education, foster youth, housing and homelessness, trauma-informed service provision, LGBTQ health, and nonprofit capacity building. A seasoned facilitator, evaluator, and project manager, Allison has partnered with a range of organizations to support internal learning and development. She has managed large scale, multi-site evaluation and capacity-building projects involving quantitative and qualitative methods.

Deeply connected to her chosen community in San Francisco, CA, Allison coaches a girls’ soccer team and plays a range of recreational sports. Allison also remains tied to her roots in Ann Arbor, Michigan, where she returns most summers.

Education

• Bachelor of Arts, English Language and Literature, University of Michigan

• Master of Social Work, Community Organizing, University of Michigan

• Master of Urban Planning, Planning in Developing Countries, University of Michigan

Selected Project Experience

• Sobrato Philanthropies Thriving Communities Initiative, Backbone Participatory Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning Partner

• Barr Foundation Waterfront Initiative Retrospective

• CA CASA Evaluation and Learning Partner 

• Pacifica Safe Parking Program Evaluation

• Mindful Life Project Evaluation and Learning Partner

• Kresge Foundation's FreshLo (Fresh, Local, Equitable) Evaluation