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Allytra Perryman
Mississippi Center for Justice Community Organizer
Biloxi, Mississippi
Allytra serves as community organizer in the Center's Biloxi office. In this role, Allytra leads a multi-faceted campaign to secure the re-opening of Nichols Elementary School, which received the highest rating of any school in Biloxi in 2010. She also works to engage regional organizations and community stakeholders with the goal of ensuring access to quality education in Mississippi. Allytra has a long history of working toward social and economic justice on the Gulf Coast. She previously worked to ensure diversity for corporate clients and coordinated volunteers for large outreach events aimed at amplifying the role of the citizen
in community planning.