Allison has had a long history in teaching and advocacy for children and families.  She received her undergraduate and graduate degrees in Human Development and Social Policy from the University of Utah, where she also taught for several years.  She continued to teach in higher education throughout Nevada and also started a Life Coaching practice.  In addition, she started the Functional Family Project with the Sixth Judicial District Court which was comprised of a multi-disciplinary team to facilitate child well-being during divorce in order to minimize the risk to the child.  She then became the Statewide Coordinator for the Office of Drug Endangered Children with the Nevada Attorney General’s Office.  There she facilitated each county to form a multi-disciplinary collaborative team that worked on behalf of drug endangered children to facilitate their well-being.   Through the course of her work in Nevada, she saw many drug endangered children who became victims of human trafficking.  She is passionate about helping those at risk for being victimized.  She is now the Education and Outreach Specialist for the Trafficking in Person’s Program the Refugee & Immigrant Center, Asian Association of Utah.