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Landowners appreciate Allison’s
dedication to conserving their land. She helps clients for
whom this is a priority, while actively supporting training
and development of land trusts in Texas.
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Education
and Honors
- Doctor of
Jurisprudence, The University of Texas School of Law, 1990
- Bachelor of Business Administration,
Finance, The University of Texas at Austin (with honors),
1987
- Significant work towards MBA, University
of Texas at Austin Graduate School of Business
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Experience
- Senior Attorney, Braun & Associates.
- Executive Director and Land Conservation
Director of the Bexar Land Trust, a 501(c)(3) organization
working to conserve natural resources in Texas’ Bexar
County area.
— As first staff person, led growth
of the start-up organization across the board, substantially
expanding its programs and capacity.
— Worked closely with many natural-resource
organizations throughout Texas, including the Natural
Resources Conservation Service, the San Antonio River
Authority, the San Antonio Water System, the Texas Land
Trust Council and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
— Responsible for all operations,
including land acquisition, conservation easement transactions,
grant writing, membership development, public relations,
financial reporting and administrative staff oversight.
— Involved in the acquisition
— through the City of San Antonio’s Edwards
Aquifer Conservation Program, of over 1,800 acres of property
valued at over $20 million, as well as several urban and
rural conservation easement donations.
- Past President of the Land Heritage
Institute Foundation, a collaborative community effort to
conserve 1,221 acres of property in south Bexar County and
conduct educational and recreational programs on-site.
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Client
Services
- Buying and Selling
Rural Land
- Purchasing of Development Rights
- Conservation Development
- Conservation Easements
- Drafting Conditions, Covenants and
Restrictions for Developments
- Non-Profit Consulting
- Mitigation Projects
- Wildlife Management Property Associations
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Presentations
Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) International, April 14, 2008
—“Ethical Issues in Water Marketing"
Land Trust Alliance (LTA)
National Conference, 2007
—“Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical
Land Trust"
Continuing Legal
Education (CLE) International, 2007
—“Ethical Issues in Conservation Easement Work"
Texas Land Trust Council
(TLTC) Conference, 2007
—“Avoiding Conflicts of Interest and Running an Ethical
Land Trust"
Texas Land Trust Council
(TLTC) Conference, 2006
—“Conservation Easements 101"
Texas Land Trust Council
(TLTC) Statewide Rally, February 2005
—“Mitigation projects through the Endangered Species Act
and the Clean Water Act"
The Non-Profit Resource
Center
—“Land Trusts and Sustainable Growth,”
December 2004
San Antonio Water System
Landowner Workshop
—“Land Trusts and Conservation Easements,”
June 2004
UTSA Public Policy
Department Conference/U.S. Army Corps of Engineers presentation
—“Smart Growth Issues in San Antonio,”
April 2004
Natural Resources Conservation
Service Landowner Workshop
—“Conservation Easements and the Farmland
Protection Program,” February 2004
Other
—“Using Conservation Easements to Protect
your Family Land,” October 2004
—“Partnering With Land Trusts in Urban Planning
Projects,” April 2004
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Community
Involvement
CURRENT
- Member, San Antonio Conservation Society
Board of Directors
— Chair, Revolving Fund
— Chair, Grants and
Scholarships Committee
— Member, Historic Preservation Committee
— Member, Resource Development Committee
— Member, NIOSA©
business manager search team
- Chair & Advisory Board Member, Land
Heritage Institute Foundation Board of Directors
- Volunteer Resource & Advisory Board
Member, Bexar Land Trust
- Member, Live Oak Garden Club
PAST
- Appointee, City
of San Antonio City South Management Authority 2005-2007
- City of San Antonio
— Mayoral Appointee,
Parks and Recreation Advisory Board
— Mayoral Appointee, Bond Steering Committee, 1999
City Bond Election
— Member, Citizens’ Design Team, Walker Ranch
Historic Landmark Park
- Drafting Committee Member, Vice President
& President Elect, District 9 Neighborhood Alliance
- Volunteer, The Fund, Arts, Culture, Community
Speakers’ Bureau
- President & Curriculum Requests Chair,
Alamo Heights Academic Support Group
- Sunday School Teacher, St.
Peter’s Price of the Apostles
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Personal
Allison and Steve, her husband
(also an attorney), are currently raising four children. In her limited free time, Allison enjoys gardening,
reading, hiking and yoga.
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