We are happy to welcome Allison Bickel to the RunSignup team! She is joining the Richmond office and will be helping customers directly as well as creating the systems to make sure we are effective in our communications both internally and externally.
Allison started running so she could be part of a team in high school. She continued running at Washington University in St. Louis and was part of their competitive NCAA Division III cross country and track teams.
Allison spent the past 7 years working in international development. She has worked in South Korea, Tanzania, Kenya, Guinea, and Liberia and received an MA in International Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies.
One of the benefits of her international travel has been running marathons in France, Korea, and the US, as well as a half in Tanzania. She may be on her way to a marathon on each continent!
In joining RunSignup, Allison is merging her love of running with her organizational and analytical skills to help our company as we continue to grow. She will also help us as we move internationally in future years. And she needs to cover for the lack of effort her father Bob puts in…