David Allison is manager of onsite programs at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, where his most recent projects include writing and developing a multimodal show on the science of flight. Allison began his museum career as a front-line interpreter at Conner Prairie Interactive History Park in Indiana, where he co-produced the award-winning Opening Doors to Great Guest Experiences training resource, developed a history-themed play and learning gallery for children ages 2–8, and managed the 1859 Balloon Voyage exhibition. The recipient of the 2008 Indiana Governor's Award for Tomorrow's Leaders, Allison holds a BS in education from Taylor University, an MA in US history from Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis, and is pursuing an MBA from Regis University. He served as a Center heritage panelist in 2010, a heritage LOI panelist in 2012, a panelist in Exhibitions & Public Interpretation in 2015, and an LOI panelist in Exhibitions & Public Interpretation in 2016.