Allison Sturma leads the Public Education team’s state-based engagement of broad public audiences across the United States.

The Public Education team’s work is grounded in USIP’s mandate from Congress and focuses on providing resources and initiatives to citizens, schools and universities, and networks and organizations across the United States that are interested in learning about and working for peace. Through outreach activities and virtual and in-person programming, including the USIP Speakers Bureau, Sturma works with national networks and local organizations across the U.S. to inform Americans about USIP’s mission and work.

Sturma has fifteen years of experience in outreach, communications, and public education with USIP, U.S.-China Education Trust, Close Up Foundation, and Global Youth Leadership Conference. She has a bachelor’s degree with honors in political science from Union College and a master’s degree with merit from the University of Glasgow focused on the role of China in the international arena.