Allison Barber

Not to be confused with Ellison Barber.

Allison Barber is the president and chief operating officer of the Indiana Fever, Indiana's WNBA franchise.^[1] Previously, she served as the Chancellor of Western Governors University Indiana, president of Sodenta, an adjunct at Georgetown University,^[2] and the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Internal Communications in the United States Department of Defense.^[3]

Allison Barber
Barber in 2007
Education	Tennessee Temple University, BA, PhD Indiana University Bloomington, Masters of Science in Education
Occupation(s)	President and chief operating officer of the Indiana Fever

Early life and education

Barber went to Hammond Baptist High School and studied education at Tennessee Temple University. She earned a master of science in education at Indiana University Bloomington and a doctorate of leadership at Tennessee Temple University.^[4]

Boards of Directors

Barber is the Chair of the Board of Trustees for the Sagamore Institute. She was also named by Indiana Governor, Eric Holcomb, to the board of the Indiana Destination Development Corporation.^[5] She also serves on the advisory board of the Elizabeth Dole Foundation.^[6] In addition, Barber continues to serve as an American Red Cross volunteer.^{[citation needed]}

Awards

Barber was named Nonprofit Communicator of the Year by PR News,^[7] as well as a "Woman of Influence" by the Indianapolis Business Journal.^[8]

Barber was presented the Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service by Secretary Rumsfeld.^[9]

Barber received the Sagamore of the Wabash, presented by Governor Eric Holcomb, who described it as the "highest award in Indiana".^[10]

References

1. Interview on Circle City
2. Georgetown University.
3. Wiedeman, Reeves (2016-01-26). "The Rise and Fall of a Fox News Fraud". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
4. "Allison Barber – Sagamore Institute". sagamoreinstitute.org. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
5. Brown, Alex (2020-07-17). "First IDDC board members named". WISH-TV. Archived from the original on 2020-07-18. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
6. Caring for Military Families: Elizabeth Dole Foundation.
7. PR News Archived 2014-04-19 at the Wayback Machine.
8. Parent, Tawn. "2011 WOMAN OF INFLUENCE: Allison Barber". Indianapolis Business Journal. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
9. "American Forces Press Service (Dec. 13, 2006): Rumsfeld presents awards to DoD leaders. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2021-07-31.
10. "Allison Barber awarded the Sagamore of the Wabash". WGU. 18 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

External links

• [Fever and Salesforce. [https://www.salesforce.com/blog/indiana-fever-interview