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Allison Jolley – Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Director

Allison directs the Watershed Research and Training Center’s Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Program (RFFC). Allison views her work as cultivating opportunities for innovation and change at the convergence of People, Power, and Place as it relates to wildfire resilience.

Over the last four years, Allison has built and leveraged a complex portfolio of projects within RFFC that advance issues of Justice, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, including: equitable workforce development; indigenous-led efforts, prescribed fire workforce development more broadly; and fire adapted communities. Allison works closely with other WRTC program directors, primarily the Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network and Prescribed Fire programs, to integrate those teams’ technical assistance and resources into RFFC.

Allison’s background is in the intersection of natural resources, community organizing, social science, and facilitation. Prior to joining the Watershed Center team, she worked for the Sierra Institute for Community and Environment, focused on facilitation, collaborative forestry and applied social sciences. She has also worked as an interpretive park ranger for the National Park Service. Allison earned her Master of Environmental Management from the Nicholas School at Duke University and has a Bachelor of Arts in Ecology from The University of the South (Sewanee). 

Email Allison: allison@thewatershedcenter.com