Jen Remick Allred
As a member of the senior leadership team at Lakeshore Foundation, Ms. Allred is responsible for the development, implementation and management of the programs of physical activity as well as the membership programs which annually serve thousands of individuals with physical disabilities and chronic health conditions across the lifespan. Allred is also responsible for overseeing all U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Training Site activities as well as the Foundation’s work as the governing body for the sport of wheelchair rugby since 2003. Most recently, Lakeshore has applied to also serve as the governing body for the sport of boccia.
A 1994 graduate of the University of Dayton with a B.A. in Communications, Ms. Allred returned to her hometown of Baltimore to work for the Mayor’s Office of Special Events and later served as a marketing manager for the Kennedy Krieger Institute. Allred moved to Alabama in 2000 and has been with Lakeshore ever since. In her 22-year tenure she has also worked in the fields of development, special events and communications for the organization. Allred has been honored to serve as a press officer for Team USA at the London 2012, Sochi 2014, Rio 2016, PyeongChang 2018, Tokyo 2020 and Beijing 2022 Paralympic Games as well as the Toronto and Lima Parapan American Games.
Allred is the parent of twin daughters both of whom are current Division II collegiate athletes (pole vault and golf) at Spring Hill College in Mobile. She and her husband Jerry, an alternate for the Seoul Paralympic Track and Field team, live in Hoover, Alabama.