Alison Perry is a Licensed Professional Counselor and military-family member who has worked with veterans for over 15 years in government, private, and nonprofit settings. Her passion is healing combat trauma across the lifespan. After six years'  clinical counseling in the Department of Veterans Affairs, Alison left to pursue her vision of "a place where veterans could work on the land, sleep under the stars, and be in a community of other veterans". 

She founded Central Oregon Veterans Ranch (COVR) in 2014 and currently serves as its Executive Director. You can learn more about the ranch at COVRanch.org. Alison taught for four years at Oregon Department of Public Safety in the Behavioral Health program, co-facilitating Veterans' Awareness for law enforcement students. She has been the recipient of the Red Cross Hero Award (2009) and the Bend Chamber of Commerce's Community Hero Award (2017).