Allison Elois Fisher was born in Dover, Delaware on December 3, 1969 to Patricia Holts Fisher and Ronald E. Fisher, Sr..

Allison attended the public schools in Perry Hall, Maryland where she graduated from Perry Hall High school with honors in 1987. In high school, Allison served as a peer counselor, ran track, played in the band, was in the drama club and she reviewed movies and books on Channel 36’s Young Critics show. Allison’s oratorical talent was evident when she made the state finals in the Optimist Oratorical contest in her senior year. Her artistic talent was recognized with a "best in show" award for one of her paintings at a high school art show in 1987.

She attended American University where she graduated magna cum laude with a B. S. degree in Broadcast Journalism in 1991. In addition to being an excellent student, Allison anchored the news at WAVE TV, the university station. She was also president of the Student Government Association in her sophomore year. During her college years, she had summer internships with: the Library Video Network at Baltimore County Public Library, Baltimore County Public School’s Channel 36 and Clark Productions in London, England. Allison also joined the National Association of Black Journalists while she matriculated at American University.

After college graduation, Allison went to work for WETA, Channel 26, in Wash., DC as a Local Underwriting & Development Assistant until 1992. There she managed the administrative components of the department and researched new corporations with the potential to become underwriters. In October, 1992, she went to work for the Voice of America as an International Radio Broadcaster. She was selected from more than 300 applicants for one of their five one-year training positions in radio announcing and news writing. There she developed expertise in news gathering and synthesizing information into news segments ranging from 30 seconds to three minutes in length. A year later at Channel One in Los Angeles, CA she was an Anchor/Reporter where she anchored a 10 minute newscast which was broadcast nationwide to 8 million viewers daily. In addition, she interviewed a variety of newsmakers including the late Secretary of Commerce Ron Brown, rebel leaders in Chiapas, Mexico and World War II veterans. In 1995, Allison went to work for Black Entertainment Television in Burbank, CA as an Associate Producer. There she coordinated assignments and acquired materials necessary to produce segments for a daily television entertainment news magazine program. She also worked as a field producer and interviewed a variety of entertainers including Whitney Houston, Denzel Washington and Morgan Freeman.

In 1996, Allison decided to pursue a graduate degree. She enrolled in the Anderson School of Management at UCLA as a MBA Candidate in Entertainment Management. The summer of 1997, she was chosen by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences to be their intern and she was placed at the WB Network where she reported to the Vice President for Programming. In September, 1997, she was chosen by the National Black MBA Association as the recipient of a scholarship from Nestle and Muhamed and Loni Ali. She was on schedule to graduate in June,1998.

As a young independent college student, Allison decided to accept Christ as her personal savior. She would often attend Parker Memorial Baptist church in Silver Spring, Maryland with her aunts and she studied the bible on her own when she moved to California.

Allison was truly a gift of joy to all those with whom she came in contact. She was a beacon of light with a magnetic personality and she attracted people from all walks of life. Through her, others found friendships and built bonds that will last forever. Always concerned about her family and friends, she was quick to give advice about their health, love life and well being. She was forever organizing events and unique parties where games were always a focal point. Allison chose the sun as a symbol to represent herself. This choice was indeed appropriate, as she radiated love and warmth to everyone. Her favorite color was yellow and her number was eight.

Allison often talked about how blessed she was to have a loving family and in an effort to share her blessings with others, she volunteered as a mentor to homeless youth at the Los Angeles Free clinic.

Allison’s fight with breast cancer began in December, 1995. She valiantly fought to lead a normal and active life in California as she continued to work while undergoing chemotherapy treatments. After enrolling in graduate school, she had a local reoccurrence, however, she continued to carry a heavy academic load while undergoing radiation treatments. She lived life to the fullest. Even after learning in September that her cancer had spread she continued enjoying life. One of her last social functions was a costume party in October where she dressed in black tights, put yellow tape down her legs, attached little cars and became a road. Her ability to maintain her independent life in California was aided by surrogate parents Rolly and Susan Kent, special friends who organized "Team Allison" and classmates and faculty from the Anderson School of Business at UCLA. They are too numerous to name.

Allison was the sunshine and the gentle rain. She touched everyone. She was love.