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Allison Augustyn is a nonprofit leader and award-winning writer with a passion for social design, organizational growth, and innovation. She is an active community member who believes that stories change lives and practice, especially when people tell their own stories. When not working at the South Seattle Emerald, Allison is a member of the 2021 Executive Program for Social Innovation Design (XSD) at the University of Pennsylvania (PENN). Allison has a background in strategic design and leadership with the Chicago Sun-Times and InvestigateWest, The Field Museum of Natural History, and a variety of nonprofits in Seattle and overseas, including Mongolia, Zambia, and Kenya.