512-339-9882

512-339-8670

Jennifer Carr Allmon is currently serving as the Associate Director of the Texas Catholic Conference (TCC). In this role she assists the Executive Director in the day to day operations and functions of the Texas Catholic Conference including legislative activities, communications, convening and collaboration, and management. Jennifer develops and maintains legislative strategy and relationships with diocesan staff and other legislative partners including developing and delivering legislative testimony and policy papers. Jennifer monitors all legislation filed and tracks legislation related to our policy priorities. Jennifer is available to provide training and technical assistance to dioceses and TCC departments in review of and preparation for legislative session. She is also responsible for facilitating collaboration among the departments of the conference as well as supervising the coordination of the Annual Scripture Seminar and TCC General Assembly.

Prior to this position, she served as the Advocacy Director at Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston where she was responsible for directing the agency’s public policy efforts including issues such as access to healthcare immigration reform, and the needs of the poor and vulnerable. Annually since 1998 she has organized and led delegations from Texas to Capitol Hill to bring the voices of the marginalized to lawmakers. Jennifer also served as the HIV/AIDS Education Coordinator at Catholic Charities for four years where she developed and implemented HIV/AIDS and chastity education programs for Catholic parishes and schools in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. Jennifer has given presentations throughout the United States on the issues of substance abuse treatment and prevention, chastity, social justice, and advocacy. Jennifer has published numerous articles on HIV/AIDS education in a Catholic context and on various public policy and legislative issues. She earned a bachelors degree in education from University of St. Thomas in 1997 and is a Texas Certified Teacher.