FDD sponsors educational opportunities for mid-career U.S. national security professionals. Alumni of these
programs are not FDD employees and join FDD’s National Security Network (NSN).
National Security Network Participant
FDD’s National Security Fellow
2025
2025
National Security Network Participant
Allison Childress
U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
Biography
Last updated: Mar 19, 2025
Allison Childress serves as communications director and senior advisor to U.S. Rep. Greg Stanton, where she works to shape and widely share his work on water security, infrastructure, immigration policy, foreign affairs, and more. She previously worked for Stanton when he was Mayor of Phoenix, Arizona, and also worked for then Rep. Ruben Gallego. She’s a native of Tucson, Arizona.