Allison Pond will provide an overview of her current position with the Deseret News. Pond will describe her career path, provide career advice, and discuss life lessons.

She is a senior projects editor for the Deseret News and previously worked for the Pew Research Center on national and international surveys, including studies of young people and religion, Mormons in the U.S., and evangelical leaders worldwide. Pond received a BA in communications, with an emphasis in print journalism, from Brigham Young University and a master’s degree in public policy, with an emphasis in educational, family, and social policy, from Georgetown University.