Allison McAdoo

Allison McAdoo is a South Central raised cultural worker, and community organizer whose work lives at the intersection of art, education and social justice. As the new Community Engagement Coordinator at YMF, Allison contributes to the organization’s legacy of inclusive and creative programming that centers marginalized peoples. With her extensive background in socially engaged community-based art education, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Community Development and Art History from Howard University and later a Master of Arts in Art Education in Communities and Museums from University of Texas at Austin. Her mindset is to be of “truth and service” to her local community through advocacy, organizing and education. Her professional journey spans roles with organizations like Live Nation Urban, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, Aziz Gallerie and the Studio Museum in Harlem’s Museum Education Practicum. This comprehensive journey has equipped her with the tools of creating engaging educational opportunities, leadership abilities, and facilitating community dialogue surrounding a variety of intersectional topics.

Allison is also the co-founder of a BIPOC-centered LGBTQ+ creative series based in Los Angeles. Her professional mission is to foster cultural equity, cultural re-empowerment and communal memory through acts of care within the local community.