This article by Andrew Binion originally appeared in Seattle University Magazine.

Michelle Allison, ’10 MPA, started with the King County Council while working on her degree and 13 years later is leading the largest mass transit agency in the Northwest.

Sunday mornings after church in Michelle Allison’s hometown of Homer, Alaska, conversations would invariably shift to an announcement that a neighbor planned to drive the 220 miles to Anchorage—a 10-hour round trip.

Stops would be slated for Costco, the hardware store, the auto parts store and the like.

“What else do people need?” the driver would ask. Read more.