Allison is a licensed Architect and certified City Planner with an architecture degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s in Urban Studies with a concentration in economic development from Cleveland State University.
Before becoming managing director of major projects with a focus on downtown and waterfronts at the Greater Cleveland Partnership, she was the Director of Planning and Development at the City of Euclid. She previously worked as a Project Manager in real estate development in addition to architecture firms in Cleveland, Pittsburgh, and Shanghai, China.
For nearly a decade she has operated Cleveland’s smallest gallery inside a once-vacant pay phone box and is a passionate creative placemaker. Allison was recently named Crain’s Cleveland Business “40 under 40” and one of Cleveland Magazine’s “Most Interesting People”. She currently serves as an executive on the APA Ohio Board of Trustees and is the founder of the Cleveland chapter of the Awesome Foundation.
