Allison joined the staff of Our Lady of Guadalupe May 2018.  She is a graduate of William Jewell College (Liberty, MO) with degrees in Music and Communication. She is a classically trained pianist, vocalist and flutist.   Allison has enjoyed a variety of roles thoughout the state of Missouri as publicist, designer and marketing director in the radio and publishing industries.  In 1998, she and her husband returned to her hometown of St. Joseph where she served as Executive Director to the Saint Joseph Symphony Orchestra for 10 years, Vice President to the Allied Arts Council, Chair of the Annual Arts Fund, President of the MWSU Fine Arts Society, Entertainment Chair for the former Trails West! Festival and appointed to the board of the Missouri Arts Council.  She also is certified by the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as an Arts in Education advocate and led the Reflections Program for the St. Joseph School District PTA Association.  In 2007 she had the honor of "opening" for Taylor Swift by performing the National Anthem for her on her US Tour through Kansas City/St. Joseph.

Allison and her husband, Todd, have been married 26 years and are the proud parents of Carson (Junior at Mizzou) and Sofie (Junior at Bishop LeBlond High School). She loves to travel, sing and direct the Parish Choir, develop the OLOG Website and maintain the social media presence of OLOG. 

"Cheerfulness strengthens the heart and makes us persevere in a good life. Therefore, the servant of God ought always to be in good spirits."  -Saint Philip Neri