Allison Waymyers has a plethora of experience in the education, nonprofit, and corporate arenas.  With over a decade working in sports, and five years in education reform, Allison understands how to overcome obstacles, (particularly as a woman).  She has worked in higher education in development, as a professor, and as a career director. Allison also has five years of experience in the energy procurement sector.  She managed two one billion dollar facilities, and negotiated multi - million dollar projects for nuclear, gas, and fossil hydro facilities. She was also the youngest President for the S.C. chapter of the American Association of Blacks in Energy.  Her work as a lobbyist gave her frontline knowledge of obstacles in education. She has deep roots to urban and rural educators and administrators nationwide, and has been a proponent for education reform. In development she has raised millions of dollars and secured major partnerships, developed media strategies, and rebranded multiple projects.  She has transformed every entity she's worked for by creating policies and challenging the status quo. She has created Lunch Buddy programs, STEM mentor programs, Lego Robotics teams, secured major partnerships for nonprofits and enjoys being a mentor for people of all ages.

Allison relocated to South Carolina, after graduating from Clifton J. Ozen High School in Beaumont, TX.  This is where her love of football and sports began. She began her athletic career as a Football Assistant for the University of South Carolina Gamecocks in 2001.  At the age of seventeen she was responsible for allocating autographed items for community service purposes. She met with Head Coach Lou Holtz and presented ideas to enhance the recruiting experience for student-athletes and their families. This included spending more time with position coaches, dorm tours, and increased time with academic staff. These changes led to the program being ranked top 10 by ESPN, and the Gamecocks selected Allison as Recruiter of the Year. Allison was a Recruiting Hostess for three years and recruited the #1 Runningback in the country, and the #3 Quarterback in the nation.

Senior year, in 2004 Allison interned for the Carolina Panthers in the Marketing Dept.  Head Coach John Fox allowed her to shadow his scouting team, and select "Fans of the Game" to be included in Madden Games.  In 2005, Allison worked for the Charlotte Bobcats as a Guest Relations Rep. to enhance the Game Day experience for V.I.P. guests of Michael Jordan and suite attendees.  From 2005 - 2007, Allison worked Masters Week at Augusta National Golf Club. She managed the clubhouse tent interns, and was the first African-American selected to do so.

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