Our Team

Allison graduated with a degree in English Literature and American Studies from Princeton University in 1996 and has remained involved as an alumna, serving as class president, class agent, regional Alumni Schools Committee co-chair, chair of the Princeton Club of Central Florida, and on the steering committee for the university’s women’s conference, She Roars. She retired from conducting alumni interviews for Princeton after 20 years.

With extensive experience in test prep and personal essay writing, Allison focuses on finding the fun and the positive in what can be a stressful process. She loves to help each student find their voice and their story through the college application journey.

Allison is a member of the National, Southern, and International chapters of the Associations for College Admissions Counseling (NACAC, SACAC, IACAC) as well as the Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA). She sits on advisory boards for Rollins College, Florida State University, High Point University, and the University of South Carolina’s College of Arts and Sciences. In addition, Allison visits as many university campuses as possible every year. She is also a registered UCAS adviser and is educated in applying to universities in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

In addition to her Dunbar clients, Allison serves as director of college counseling, AP coordinator, and PSAT coordinator at a small independent high school, which gives her great insight into the college-bound curriculum and testing practices. She runs a Facebook group for over 16,000 Florida families on the college admissions process and runs application and essay workshops for local students as a community service and also acts as a resident expert on college admissions for Grown and Flown.

Allison also has experience in college admissions as a parent: She is the mother of four children, three of whom have been through the application process themselves.