Allan is the Executive Director of Carolina Housing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. In that role, Allan serves as the senior housing officer for a comprehensive campus housing operation for 10,000 residents with dual reports in Student Affairs and Finance & Operations. Portfolio includes business services, residence life and education, family housing, administrative services, housekeeping, maintenance, human resources, marketing and public relations, and information technology. Within these operations, he oversees 500 full and part-time employees, a public-private partnership, an annual operational auxiliary budget of over $90 million, and over 3.3 million square feet of facilities. Before coming to UNC, Allan was the Senior Associate Director at UNC Charlotte for 15 years. Prior to moving to the Carolina’s, he was the Director of Residence Life at Allegheny College (PA) and has also worked in a variety of Residence Life leadership positions at Ohio University, The University of Vermont, and San Diego State University.

Allan also serves in a number of leadership positions within housing and student affairs professional associations. He served as the President of the Association of College and University Housing Officers- International (ACUHO-I) from July 2015 until December 2016. Additionally, he has served as Director of Workforce Development on the ACUHO-I Executive Board (2009-2012), ACUHO-I Program Committee Chairperson (2002-2003), ACUHO-I Benchmarking Committee Chairperson (2007-2008), ACPA Commission III Directorate Board Member (1997-2000), and as member of the 2000 ACUHO-I, 2005 SEAHO and 2005 NCHO Conference Host Committees. Allan currently serves at the ACUHO-I liaison to the Council for the Advancement of Standards in Higher Education (CAS) Governing Council and on a number of committees within the association.

Allan has participated on over a dozen external review teams and served as a consultant for campuses around the country. Allan has presented as a keynote, panelist, and interest session speaker at state, regional and international conferences, webinars, and Podcasts on diverse topics ranging from staff supervision to housing master planning. He has served on the ACUHO-I faculties for the National Housing Training Institute, South African Housing Training Institute, New Zealand Master Class, Mid-Level Training Institute, and STARS College and the SEAHO Regional Entry Level and Mid-Level Institutes. Additionally, he has authored chapters in Campus Housing Management: Campus Housing Past, Present, and Future and the past editions of Advice for Advisors. Allan has also authored several articles that have been published in The Talking Stick and other publications.

Allan holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Administration from San Diego State University and a Master of Education (Higher Education and Student Affairs Administration) from The University of Vermont.