“I love bringing Ravenswood together through events and lifting up our small business community. I have loved this neighborhood since I moved here in 2012 and have enjoyed watching the growth and change we’ve experienced over the years. Neighbors working together to support and better their community is inspiring to watch, let alone be a part of.”
Allison Garza graduated from Ball State in 2012 with a degree in Public Relations and then moved to Chicago in the Fall. After interning for the Chicago Thanksgiving Parade and working downtown at the Cheesecake Factory, she finally found her home at Hazel in Ravenswood. There, she worked her way from sales associate for Hazel Apparel to an assistant manager and social media assistant. In March 2020, Hazel needed to pivot in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. Allison created and began managing Hazel’s website and ecommerce and also took on their social media and marketing full-time. She has loved helping Hazel grow over the last few years and now has her own business with several clients in the Chicago area that she assists with marketing, social media, and branding.
