Allison is a Founder / Partner at Merritt+Grace, a full-service marketing agency in Denver, serving clients in the government, health and entertainment spaces. She excels at strategy, messaging, planning, and research. Her passion for public health campaigns started during her experience as the Communications Unit Director at the Colorado Department of Public Health & Environment. Allison has strong relationships with statewide Local Public Health Organizations and community partners due to her management of numerous public awareness efforts on issues such as behavioral health, STDs, medical home, HIV, safe sleep, youth substance use and abuse, healthy eating/active living, and early childhood education, among others.