Boersma, Allison

Education: Master’s degree in management, marketing and finance, Northwestern University; bachelor’s degree in accountancy, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

What Guides My Decision Making: My career experiences have been diverse, so I do my best to inform my decision making with prior experiences, key facts with a lens on the impact on business performance, people and the football community.  

Favorite Quote: “Ability is what you’re capable of doing. Motivation determines what you do. Attitude determines how well you do it.” — Lou Holtz

My Very First Job and What I Learned From It: My first job was in public accounting. It was a great training ground. You were on several clients, with several different bosses at the same time. You always had too much to do and not enough hours in the day to do it, so to succeed you had to prioritize and communicate. 

Hobby/Passion: I love traveling and more specifically, I love traveling to Paris. I studied in Paris in college and love to go back and spend time whenever I get the opportunity. If only they played football!