Allison is an author/illustrator of humorous children’s content for web and print. Her obsession with reading early-childhood cognitive development studies and research informs all of her work.

Formerly a globally syndicated comic strip creator with Andrews McMeel Syndication, Allison transitioned to kidlit in January 2025 when she entered the Vermont College of Fine Arts MFA program in Writing for Children and Young Adults. Six days later, SoCal Edison’s transmission tower ignited the Eaton Fire.

Schoolwork continued in a hotel packed with Altadena residents (including pets), fire crews, and FEMA. The Garwood house was safe, but thousands of hardworking business owners and families lost everything. Allison created a FREE story-based, DBT-informed coloring book PDF to help Altadena children process wildfire trauma: Fire, You’re Fired!

In January 2027, Allison will wrap up a one-semester leave of absence due to a family health emergency (it’s been a wild couple of years!). The expected graduation date is June 2027.

Allison is a U.S. Masters swimmer and an earnest but clumsy pole dancing student. She continues to live and love in Altadena with her son and two poorly trained dogs.

Download and print the FREE story-based coloring book PDF here: Fire, You’re Fired!

Altadena families continue to struggle. Learn how to help here: Eaton Fire Collaborative