The new assistant dean of women, Lisa Allison, is excited to get to know Multnomah's students. Allison will be working alongside Karen Fancher 10 to 15 hours a week. Her main duties will be counseling with Multnomah's women, meeting with Dean Fancher and leading a group for women on boundaries. "I'm excited and honored to be here," Allison said. "My prayer and my hope is that I can get to know a lot of the women at Multnomah and be a support to them."

The class Allison will be teaching on boundaries will show women how they can have healthy relationships by setting boundaries. The Monday evening class is an eight-week series. Allison is also teaching "Social Factors in the Family" with her husband, James, on Wednesdays. According to Allison, getting her work finished in 15 hours a week will be the most challenging part of her job.

While working at Multnomah, Allison hopes to connect with the women. "That's my main goal: being a support and help and having a successful group. By successful I mean that it's going to affect their lives positively," Allison said.

Allison graduated from Multnomah in August 1998 with a bachelor of science. She earned her master's degree in counseling at Western Seminary. Her parents are Multnomah professors Tom and Bonnie Kopp. Allison and her husband are planting a church in Wilsonville called Grace Chapel. Her husband is the pastor and she is on the leadership team.