Allison Denison

Experience

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  Sanchez Curtis Law, LLC

  Apr 2020 - Aug 2020

  Legal Intern

  During my internship at a dynamic law office specializing in Family Law and Immigration Law, I played a key role in supporting the legal team and gaining valuable insights into the legal profession. Some of my key responsibilities included:Drafting legal documents, ensuring precision and adherence to legal standards.Efficiently organizing and categorizing important legal documents.Utilizing advanced scanning and digital archiving techniques to convert paper documents into electronic format, improving document accessibility and retrieval.Employing meticulous naming conventions to ensure the electronic documents were easily searchable.This internship offered me a unique and personalized opportunity to immerse myself in the legal field. I gained practical experience that not only enhanced my understanding of the legal profession but also honed my skills in legal documentation and information management. Show less

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  Florida Planned Parenthood PAC

  Aug 2021 - May 2022

  Generation Action Publicity Chair

  I was responsible for running all advertising and marketing campaigns for the club. I designed and posted all flyers for club events and volunteer opportunities. I managed our social media and GroupMe, and I was the bridge between Planned Parenthood the institution and the student body at FSU.

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  Freshman Leadership Institute

  Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

  Participant

  I was part of the 2021 cohort of the Freshman Leadership Institute. Through this program I learned about leadership on campus and beyond, time management, public speaking, mental health advocacy, professional development, resume workshopping, and more.

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  Delta Zeta - Alpha Sigma

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Campus and Community Activities Chair

  Every month I post a ‘how to get involved’ powerpoint outlining events happening in the Tallahassee and FSU communities. I have increased overall involvement in my chapter significantly by being diligent with these opportunities and ensuring that everyone is doing things they are passionate about. I offer to accompany women of my chapter to events if they want a buddy, and provide them with ways to get involved.

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  FSU Student Conduct and Community Hearing Standards Panel

  Jan 2022 - May 2023

  As the chairman of the board, I was responsible for reading the script. The script is what we read to ensure that the student understands what the process is about and is a critical part of the process. The script is also what guides the hearing from opening statements from the university, from our board, from the student, into our line of questioning about the incident (we receive an incident report from Tallahassee Police Department or the FSU Police Department) and then into closing remarks from both parties of the hearing. Then, I guide the board in our deliberation process by asking the board members how they feel afterwards and then calling for a vote. If the vote is not unanimous we talk it through and come to a decision as a board. Then we discuss outcomes for the student. Afterwards, I stay later with our advisor to create the rationale, which explains the reasoning of the board in selecting the outcomes and finding of responsible or not responsible. Show less The Student Conduct Board meets weekly to hear cases regarding students at FSU who have allegedly been found in violation of the Student Conduct Code. We hold a hearing with students to gain a more complete understanding of what happened. We cross reference police reports as well as students’ personal testimonies and responses to our questions in the hearing to establish a finding of responsible or not responsible, as well as propose specific outcomes for the student to ensure that they have learned and grown from the experience. As a member of the board, I played a role in deliberation. We collectively decided whether or not a student would be found 'responsible' or 'not responsible' and then brainstormed 'outcomes' which are intended to encourage self-reflection and establish a plan for change in students who were found responsible. Show less

  • Chairman of the Board

    Aug 2022 - May 2023

  • Board Member

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
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  Florida State University Student Foundation

  Jan 2022 - Jan 2023

  Outreach Trustee

  The Student Foundation is a Direct Support Organization working to fundraise and then distribute these funds to a program or organization on campus. As the Recruitment Officer, I was responsible for creating a database of alumni and alumni centers to reach out to regarding donations.

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  Women Student Union at Florida State University

  Jan 2022 - Dec 2024

  The Women Student Union is one of the seven Identity-Based SGA Agencies on FSU's campus. Of all the Agencies, the Women Student Union has the largest constituency and the largest membership roster on Nole Central with over 600 active members and over 1,000 attendees at our events this year, and under my leadership so far has achieved a 266% increase in attendance since last year, and has held significantly more events. The board has expanded, I added 4 new positions on my executive board to account for my goals for the Agency. During my time as Executive Director of the Women Student Union, I have learned a significant amount about team leadership, project management, event planning, and managing a team of other leaders. I have also learned a substantial amount of information regarding minute keeping, budgeting, requesting funding, working with Student Government, reading policy, and more. I think that this experience is akin to working as a project manager of a business, since many aspects overlap. I think that my experience with WSU has given me the skills necessary to be a great leader in my chosen profession. Show less I created a committee of women to aid me in planning and carrying out 18 events during the month of March. During 2022 Women's History Month, the WSU held 12 events. I held more events during our celebratory month programming than the Agency did over the course of the entire year. I facilitated connections between the executive board members and my committee members in order for them to collaborate more effectively. I held several bonding retreats with my committee and I provided a feedback form for them to fill out after our meetings regarding how they were feeling, how I could aid them best, and how I could improve. Of the committee members who were not graduating, only 1 of the 7 did not receive a position on the executive board for next year. With over 40 applicants, this was a significant achievement. I poured a lot into them regarding the training of our mission and purpose as an agency, and I feel like I played a significant role as a mentor for them which caused them to come back the next year Show less

  • Organization of Women Leaders (OWL) Coordinator

    Aug 2024 - Dec 2024

  • Executive Director

    May 2023 - Aug 2024

  • Women's History Month Coordinator

    Aug 2022 - May 2023

  • Political Education Coordinator

    Jan 2022 - Aug 2022
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  Freshman Leadership Institute

  May 2022 - Dec 2022

  Facilitator of Operations

  I was involved with the everyday operation of the institute and our workshop. I specifically organized some of the largest events for our cohort, including the mental health hunt, which was a partnership with the FSU counseling center that toured the students around campus, and the RSO mixer, which brought over 50 clubs and SGA Affiliates into our space and allowed students the opportunity to learn, get involved, and network. I also invited some of the biggest names in SGA to panel, where I served as the moderator and asked our panelists meaningful and inspirational questions for the students before opening up the floor for questioning.I played a mentorship role in my role as a family group leader, which is a group mentor for the students in the program. I helped my family group to process and take in what was being said at their workshops and talk about anything with me. I have stayed in contact with them throughout their time here, have written them letters of recommendation, encouraged them to get involved, and have spoken about them to others in leadership as well. I tried to foster a welcoming and fun environment for my students to learn about professionalism and leadership. Show less

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  Florida Planned Parenthood PAC

  Aug 2022 - Dec 2024

  Generation Action Secretary

  As the secretary of Generation Action, I am responsible for maintaining order and organization within the club. I take minutes at our executive board meetings and organize our drive to ensure that information can be found quickly and easily. I take attendance at our events and send out reminder texts to attendees to ensure that they are coming. Another aspect of my role is inputting data from supporter cards and pledge-to-vote cards (currently for the Yes on 4 campaign) into the VAN, which is a data collection tool that organizes our supporters information. I also am responsible for accounting for volunteer hours and sending them to our headquarters promptly so that volunteers can get credit for their participation. Show less