“I am running for another term on the City Council because we are in the midst of many consequential policy decisions that will carry on beyond my current term. I believe I’ve accumulated a deep understanding of the issues and opportunities that lie before us and would like to continue to apply that knowledge and my perspective to the weighty issues the Council will oversee.” ~ Allison
About Allison
Allison is a passionate civic volunteer who has long been a supporter of and participant in regional conversations related to transportation, land use, affordable housing, and public art. Prior to joining the Council she was a Commissioner and Chair of the Beaverton Arts Commission, a member of the State of Oregon’s Complete Count Committee for the 2020 Census, and the Secretary and a board member for the Friends of Frog Ferry. She was also a former Board Governor of the City Club of Portland.
Professional Background
Allison is a Principal Associate at Middle of Six, an A/E/C marketing consultancy. She has dedicated her career to city and regional planning—partnering with Cities, Counties, regional governments, DOTs, and others on behalf of urban planners, transportation engineers, economists, and policy analysts. Allison regularly presents and trains on topics such as business development, proposal writing, and interviewing--with the goal of helping marketers and technical staff discover skills they didn’t even know they had and develop existing ones in ways that advance their careers. Allison is also the author of Marketing at Low Tide: How to Recession-Proof Your Marketing Department.
City Experience
Allison has served in Position 4 on the City Council since taking office in January 2021. In that time, she has worked with her fellow members on Council responding to many urgent matters affecting the community—from Covid pandemic response early in her tenure to economic support for our local businesses, revising code and permitting requirements to induce additional housing development, advocating for vital transportation safety improvements, and helping to secure the site for our future permanent shelter.
Allison is an ardent supporter of the B-SOBR program—a pioneering specialty court that provides repeat DUII offenders the opportunity to avoid jail time and other severe penalties by participating in an intensive program aimed at addressing the root causes of substance abuse and ultimately achieving and maintaining sobriety.
She has borne witness to the profound impacts and shortcomings of Measure 110 and has been a vocal proponent of its repeal or significant revision. Allison helped craft the City’s Time, Place, and Manner ordinance which addresses camping within the public right-of-way. She currently serves as the City’s liaison for Metro’s Policy Advisory Committee (MPAC) and has served as the Councilor representative on several external intergovernmental commissions, including the Joint Water Commission, the Willamette Intake Facility Commission, the Willamette Water Supply Program.
Prior to her service on the City Council, Allison served as Chair of the Beaverton Arts Commission, where she worked closely with City staff to stand up multiple Arts and Culture events throughout the city; advocated at our State Capitol for funding and support of the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts; and reviewed and distributed grant funding to dozens of artists and nonprofits who have staged performances, art exhibitions, festivals, bazaars, and cultural celebrations in Beaverton throughout the last two years. A small sampling includes The Immigrant Story, the first annual Beaverton Pride Parade and Celebration, the Beaverton Civic Theatre, and many grants for emerging young artists just getting their start.
Family Life
Allison is married to the awesome Eric Wimberly and is the mother of equally awesome 14-year-old Jack. When not serving on the Council or working, she enjoys getting out in the community with Eric and Jack—haunting the Beaverton Farmers Market, exploring weekend estate sales, gardening, and creating a backyard bird haven. In the pockets of time spent on her own, she loves reading, cooking, rockhounding, writing letters to family and friends, and playing with the family’s two friendly felines, Sweet Boy and Trouble, and a rescue dog named Charlie, who joined the family in autumn 2019.