Allison grew up at Summerville Presbyterian Church.   She previously worked at SPC as a Volunteer Youth Director from January, 2014-February, 2015. She has been a Youth Council Leader for the Charleston Atlantic Presbytery since January 2015 and has spent the last five years working on the leadership team for Montreat Youth Conference. In conjunction with her job at SPC, she works for Dorchester District 2 as a Special Education Teacher, a job she has held since August, 2013.