As Inspire Trust’s Chief Fiduciary Officer, Allison Bren Ferris is responsible for overseeing all aspects of fiduciary practice, including fiduciary governance, compliance, policies, procedures, risk management, self-assurance activities, and fiduciary staffing and staff development. Allison has a passion for ensuring that client and team member needs are kept front of mind when making decisions and working collaboratively to find common-sense solutions to issues that arise. 

Allison has over 17 years’ experience working with individuals and families who are receiving proceeds from personal injury actions and individuals living with special needs. Formerly, Allison was the National Director for Wells Fargo's Special Needs Trust Services division where she led a team dedicated to helping clients and their families utilize their trust funds to best meet their current and future needs.

Allison has extensive experience in the administration of special needs trusts and settlement trusts, including review and interpretation of trust language, the exercise of discretion, mitigating risk through proactive initiatives, managing complex family dynamics, and developing educational and promotional materials. Allison has written and presented extensively in this area on the topics of termination of special needs trusts, challenging distributions from special needs trusts and settlement trusts, public benefits, ABLE accounts, trust document language, family dynamics, and fiduciary best practices. Allison holds a B.A. from Vassar College, a J.D. from Seattle University School of Law, and a Certified Trust and Financial Advisor (CTFA) designation.

When Allison is not finding solutions to fiduciary matters at Inspire, you can find her reading books and listening to podcasts, trying out new recipes, and enjoying the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest with her family and dogs.