Lisa Hollihan Allen is a teacher, literacy coach and author. Her education career began as a middle school ELA and literature teacher.  She currently is a K-12 reading specialist for the West De Pere School District in Wisconsin where she works all day with students 6-12 as a literacy interventionist. She serves as an adjunct instructor at St. Norbert College where she teaches the course Language Analysis and Applied Linguistics. Her role in education expanded when she worked as a literacy leader and literacy team facilitator for Wisconsin CESA 7 (Cooperative Educational Service Agency) extending educational opportunities to all corners of the state and across the nation. Lisa was a state finalist for the Kohl Teacher Fellowship and she is co-author of the book Strategies to Support Struggling Readers, Grades 6-12 with Dr. Katherine McKnight published in 2018.