Margrit Allen

Margrit Allen is the Executive Director of Urban Alliance in Detroit, where she oversees regional operations and programming. Margrit also serves as an Aspen Institute Economic Opportunity Fellow.

Margrit is the product of Detroit Public Schools, a Cass Technical High School graduate who holds degrees from Marygrove College and the University of Detroit Mercy, and possesses Six Sigma Green Belt, Career Development Facilitator, and Project Management Professional training. Margrit is a Legacy Detroiter, the parent of two sons, enjoys writing, and studies holistic medicine and astrology in her free time. She is also an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the National Association of Workforce Development Professionals.