Allison joined the staff at Lewinsville in November 2003 from Second Presbyterian Church in Knoxville, Tennessee, where she worked for five years as Director of Children’s Ministries. Prior to her work at Second Church, Allison worked for 16 years as the Director of Christian Education at First Presbyterian Church in Gastonia, North Carolina.
Allison loves drama and music. She is also a puppeteer, a storyteller and a cartoonist. She is a graduate of Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, majoring in Art. She earned her Masters in Christian Education at the Presbyterian School of Christian Education in Richmond, Virginia.
Allison was raised in Bethesda, Maryland, and was a member at Bradley Hills Presbyterian Church where her parents are still members.