Allison Kates joined the Riverbend community in 2020 and joined the board in 2023. She has a son in Upper Elementary and another son attending Rollins College in Florida. She is a member of the Riverbend PA, organizing Riverbend GIVES and participating on the Spring Fling planning committee. Allison previously served as Board President of Jewish Family Service of Metrowest, where she’s been on the board since 2010, and as PTO Staff Appreciation Chair at Wayland High School. Professionally, Allison worked as a School Psychologist at the preschool and elementary level from 2002 – 2013. In her free time, she enjoys reading, baking, traveling, beating her kids at Scrabble, and spending time with family and friends.