Minna
Allison and her husband, Andrew have lived in Peters Township since 1999. They have three children, Cecelia, Grant and
Teddy.
Mrs. Allison
graduated from Washington & Jefferson College in 1989 with a bachelor’s
degree in history and then earned a law degree from Temple University in
1992.Upon graduating from law school,
Mrs. Allison served as a judicial law clerk for 3 years in Philadelphia and
then as a litigator in a corporate law firm.After moving back to the Pittsburgh area, she practiced law downtown in
the field of civil litigation. In 2002, Mrs. Allison left the daily practice of
law to raise her children and become an active volunteer in our Peters Township
community.
Mrs. Allison
has served on PTA boards, including 2 terms as high school PTSA President and 2
terms as Vice President.She has been an
active volunteer in four different buildings of our school district. For the
past 13 years, Mrs. Allison has served as a PTA Assemblies Chairperson at both
Bower Hill and McMurray Elementary Schools, and in that capacity organizes,
plans and negotiates with outside vendors to bring quality programs to our
students, which enhance and enrich the curriculum. Prior to being elected to
our school board, Mrs. Allison was a regular participant at school board
meetings and served on several curriculum and school board committees,
including the Math Curriculum Committee, the Language Arts Curriculum
Committee, the High School Final Exam Committee and the High School GPA
Committee.
Mrs. Allison
is active with St. Benedict the Abbott church and has been a Faith Formation
teacher.Mrs. Allison is a member of the
Washington County Bar Association and continues to sit as a civil arbitrator.