Allyson Shifley is an Associate Director with The LEAH Project at HRiA, where she recruits and hires youth, plans and leads trainings to support high school youth, and builds and maintains relationships with community sites. She previously held internships with Massachusetts Department of Public Health, Lahey Clinic, Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, and Lewisham Refugee Network in Lewisham, UK. Ms. Shifley has expertise in youth development, peer leadership, program development, curriculum development, youth/adult collaboration, and facilitation. She has a Master of Public Health from Boston University School of Public Health with dual concentration in social and behavioral sciences and maternal and child health.