Alison Tate serves the Catholic Church in twenty-five counties in Central Texas as the secretariat director of formation and spirituality and the director of youth, young adult and campus ministry at the Diocese of Austin, as well as the coordinator of Region 10 Catholic Youth Ministry which encompasses Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas. She received a B.A. in history from Loyola University New Orleans, an M.A. in theology from St. Mary’s University of San Antonio and a Master of Public Affairs from the University of Texas at Austin. Having grown up in Austin, Alison stays busy with her husband, sons and extended family in her free time.