Alison Poole White (she/her/hers pronouns), serves as Program Director for SisterLove, Inc. Her responsibilities include management over five programmatic areas: Health Education and Prevention (HEAP), Source Leadership (SL), Community Based Research Program (CBRP), and Policy and Advocacy (PAP) and One Love. She is a licensed masters level social worker (LMSW) in the state of Georgia. Originally from Buffalo, NY, Alison received her master’s in social work at the University of Pennsylvania and BA in Political Science and African American Studies at the University at Buffalo. She has provided leadership and management for housing non profit organizations for over 20 years. Her greatest accomplishment was working with her team to quickly mobilize to keep over 250 literally homeless veterans lodged during the early months of the COVID pandemic, 50% of which transitioned into permanent housing. In 2021, she was honored by the National Coalition for Homeless Veterans with an “Unsung Hero” award. She has conducted policy and advocacy work on the issues of LGBTQIA equality, Sex Worker advocacy, and ending homelessness. In her free time, she enjoys gardening, cooking, and traveling with her wife.