Abra Allan

Abra is an Executive Director and Project Manager with over 20 years of experience in the arts sector. Currently, Abra leads the Market Street Arts Initiative in San Francisco, focusing on creative community engagement in the Mid-Market neighborhood. Abra previously ran operations for the Boulder International Film Festival and Boulder Arts Week and founded Motion Pacific Dance, and Santa Cruz Dance Week. With expertise in strategic planning, programming, and public relations, Abra is passionate about fostering accessibility and inclusivity in the arts and elevating its capacity to build community connection. Counterpulse feels like a perfect place to partner on that important work.

Abra lives with her husband, Chip in the Castro and works to spend as much time as possible with her family around the Bay swimming in our beautiful California rivers, eating her way through the neighborhoods of SF, seeing live music and taking in as much art as possible in this incredible City.