Allison Churchill is an Army public affairs veteran who has also written for the Mineral Daily News-Tribune, Scholastic's math magazines, Business Insider, and Guideposts. She received her bachelor's from West Virginia University and master's from New York University. Allison was a press operations volunteer at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. She is the first person who comes to mind when her friends discover new products that sparkle.