Allison started her work with the State PIRGs as a campus organizer in 2000. Since that time, she has directed NJPIRG’s AmeriCorps program, New Jersey Community Water Watch, and directed a number of state-wide campaigns, including NJPIRG’s New Voters Project and campaigns to reduce global warming and promote college affordability. Prior to becoming the Executive Director, she was the Organizing Director for NJPIRG Student Chapters, and oversaw NJPIRG’s student organizing across the state. Allison graduated from Bowdoin College in Brunswick, Maine.