Allison Monette-Cordova is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Cordova Creative, a marketing and communications consulting firm she started, after spending nearly two decades working in national marketing.

An Emmy-Award winner, Allison began her career as a television news reporter, where she interviewed the likes of President Barack Obama and Reverend Jesse Jackson. Since leaving the newsroom, her work has focused on helping organizations advance their missions through strategic communications, digital marketing, and social media. Her extensive portfolio of work includes a variety of marketing campaigns with PBS, the Clark County School District, United Way of Southern Nevada, Girl Scouts of Southern Nevada, Blueprint Sports, and more. Allison has also served as an adjunct professor at the UNLV Hank Greenspun School of Journalism and Media Studies.

Allison holds a Bachelor’s degree in Communication Studies and Spanish from the University of San Diego and a Master of Communication Management degree from the University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism. She is a member of the Junior League of Las Vegas, Latinas In Power, Alpha Chi Omega Alumni, and the Las Vegas Innovation Marketing Association. In 2022, Monette was named a “40 under 40” honoree by VEGAS INC.

She has received various PRSA Pinnacle Awards, AAF Addy Awards, and Telly Awards. Allison is originally from Lima, Peru and immigrated to the US at the age of 12 with her family. She has native fluency in Spanish and also speaks French. She is an advocate for supporting and mentoring college-bound students, who are also first in their family to pursue higher education.