Jul 30, 2019
Public education is critical for every single person on this planet,” says Allison Holdorff Polhill, Senior Advisor to Los Angeles Unified School Board Vice-President Nick Melvoin. With a nearly $8B annual budget, Los Angeles Unified School District is the second largest in the nation. Get to know how Allison went from feminist first-generation college student, to environmental rights litigator, to public school volunteer, to running local school boards, to her position today. There have been unanticipated career pivots and life choices as wife, mother, attorney, public servant, and friend. Learn how she -- and perhaps you too -- can have it all... albeit in an order or timing that’s different than originally planned.