Healing Justice & Wellbeing Senior Lead
Allison “Alli” Simon (she/her) has over 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. As a fifth-generation Angeleno, Alli is deeply committed to building a Los Angeles where all people have the support, resources, and opportunities to thrive. She holds an M.A. in Management from the University of Redlands and a B.A. in Communications – Public Relations from California State University, Fullerton.
Alli serves as the Senior Lead for Wellbeing and Healing Justice at Social Justice Partners Los Angeles (SJPLA), where she leads healing justice and community care workshops for SJPLA and its partner organizations. Her work addresses the mental, physical, and emotional toll of caregiving and social service work, particularly for Black, Indigenous, and other people of color (BIPOC) working in the homeless response sector. Through accessible healing practices and tools, Alli supports the wellbeing of frontline workers, helping organizations cultivate more sustainable, compassionate, and resilient approaches to care.
Beyond her work at SJPLA, Alli is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Black Being, a nonprofit wellbeing studio in Inglewood, California, dedicated to making meditation, movement, and community care accessible to the Black community. A certified yoga and meditation teacher and community organizer, Alli brings more than a decade of personal meditation practice and years of study in contemplative traditions to her work. Her journey into meditation began as a way to navigate personal loss and systemic trauma, eventually growing into a commitment to expanding access to healing practices, particularly for historically marginalized communities and social service providers.
Alli believes that individual and collective wellbeing are deeply interconnected, and that healing practices, community care, and meaningful support are essential to building a more just and compassionate world. She continues to deepen her own practice through silent meditation retreats and ongoing study of Buddhist psychology and contemplative traditions.