Allie earned an associate degree from the College of Southern Maryland in LaPlata while playing on a nationally recognized volleyball team which finished 5th in the nation. She earned a scholarship to Division I, University of Louisiana, Monroe and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1990, focusing on Management/Marketing. She continued her studies at ULM and graduated in 1993 with a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Management/Marketing, all while coaching at the Division I level. She returned to Maryland and married her college sweetheart. Now that their three sons are grown, her spare time mostly consists of following her husband and Labrador Retrievers, Ranger, Dany and Rebel around the Retriever Field Trial Circuit, with her trusty Nikon in-hand.