Tami Allison

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Tammie is involved with the Wapello County Children’s Alliance and the Endowment Committee for River Hills Community Health Center. She has also been Attorney Mary Krafka’s legal assistant for 26 years, working primarily in Juvenile Court and with children’s issues.

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Meet Pastor Jay and Tammie Allison!

Jay and Tammie met at Indiana Bible College. After graduation, they married and moved back to Ottumwa where Jay was born and raised. They became Senior Pastor of Life Church in 2003. One of their main desires was to become more involved in the community. They quickly began working toward that goal with community outreach and bus ministry. They also have and continue to serve on several community boards. It was while serving on the Wapello County Children’s Alliance that they became aware of the ACEs study.

As parents of two teenage daughters (Abigail and Brooklyn) and having spent years in youth and children’s ministry, Pastor Jay & Tammie are excited to be part of the Resilient Communities team to answer the question they asked themselves when first introduced to the ACEs study, “What can we do to help fix this?” While they may now be serving as Senior Pastor, youth and children’s ministry is still near and dear to their heart. Frederick Douglass said that “It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” They firmly believe in the goal of Resilient Communities to not just see the data, but to help find ways to make a difference by building strong children and making our families stronger, which in turn will make stronger communities.

Jay has been on the board for Southern Iowa Mental Health Center, and is currently the President of Judge Owens’ Family Treatment Court. He also served at the men’s homeless shelter before it closed.