Allison made the jump to San Francisco from Northern Virginia in the fall of 2011 to work in public relations and social media at California College of the Arts. Passionate about the arts from a young age, Allison studied Art History at Virginia Tech and earned her Masters of Arts Management from George Mason University. Allison has worked with a wide variety of arts organizations, including commercial and non-profit contemporary galleries, and the Smithsonian’s Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. Allison was also a Founding Partner and served as Executive Director for Curating for a Cause, which creates fundraising events and exhibitions that unite non-profit organizations, artists, and audiences through worthy causes and quality art. Allison’s interests lie primarily in curating and gallery management, the intersection of art and social change, and the impact of social media upon the arts sector.