Allyson began working at St. Vincent de Paul in July of 2022 as the Coordinator of Parish and Family Ministries. Prior to that, she was a Process Expert Manager for Allstate Claims for twenty years until she retired to serve as the COO of the Martin Household, comprised of four standard poodles, Flurry, Baron, Maggie Mae and Bentley, along with husband Deacon Burt. She and Deacon Burt have been married for 28 years.
Allyson graduated from the University of Texas A&M at Corpus Christi with a BBA focusing on business management and a minor in Finance in 1986.
Allyson was initiated into the Catholic Church in 2003 at St. Thomas More. She and Deacon Burt have been members of SVdP for the past thirteen years. She also serves on the Advisory Board of Catholic Charities and was the founding coordinator of Walking with Purpose Ministry for women at SVdP.
In her spare time, Allyson likes to travel, exercise, train her poodles with her husband Deacon Burt.