WOW! ALLYSON BROOKS MAKES SEATTLE MAGAZINE'S LIST OF MOST INFLUENTIAL OF 2011!

The article starts out, "... love them or hate them, there’s no denying the serious impact these major players have had on our city in the past year." Here is the direct link to the article to check out some of the big names who made the list and the section on Allyson follows:

Allyson Brooks, Ph.D. / head of the state's Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation Should a city maintain historic elements while making way for progress? For state historic preservation officer Allyson Brooks, the answer to that question is a clear yes. Brooks’ quiet efforts are largely credited with saving Pioneer Square’s 619 Western Building earlier this year when transportation officials were set to tear down the artists’ loft to make way for the waterfront tunnel. Thanks to quick action on Brooks' part—insisting that federal officials abide by local ordinances, enlisting the support of City Council members and working with the National Trust for Historic Preservation—the historic building will now undergo a $20 million rehab; a boon for Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square. K.J.