Allison has always been passionate about animal welfare and educating people about what it means to make a compassionate choice. She likes to refer to herself as a lover of challenges and willing explorer of things that scare her; fitness enthusiast; practitioner of alternative wellness modalities; stream of consciousness and deliberate writer; a plant-based devotee; lifelong animal advocate; stubborn believer in personal choice(s); and a recognizer that all sentient beings are entitled to kindness, compassion, comfort, care and freedom. Professionally she categorizes herself as a Jaqueline of all Trades, specifically, but not mutually exclusive, in the Advertising and Marketing arena. From Director, to sales, account management, creative, finance and media, she has covered it. She lives in Chicago IL with her partner and rescued companions: her Bernese Mountain dog,7.5 y.o. Princess Checker and her two kitties ~ 14.5 y.o. ginger boy of joy and love, Woodstock and 4.5 y.o. HRH Paddlefoot Pierre the Destroyer the Tuxedo Kitty."