Allison Cohen

Blue Shore Human Resources

As the founder and CEO of Blue Shore Human Resources and Blue Shore Bookkeeping, Allison Cohen leads her team in helping organizations build stronger teams and healthier workplaces. Headquartered in New York, with a recent expansion into Chicago, Blue Shore partners with businesses and organizations to deliver hands-on HR support, driving compliance, organizational strategy, and culture. Allison earned her degree from Utah Valley University and specializes in shaping inclusive, engaged, and human-centered workplaces that can grow sustainably and adapt to evolving organizational needs.

Before founding Blue Shore, Allison worked as Chief of Staff for a logistics brokerage in Chicago, overseeing both HR and accounting at the executive level. Her career has focused on empowering small businesses and organizations through effective people management and operational strategy. In addition to leading Blue Shore, she advises boards and leadership teams on people and culture issues, offering guidance on workforce challenges, compliance, and scalable long-term growth.

Allison also serves on the Board of Directors for Resilience, a nonprofit dedicated to supporting survivors of sexual assault through trauma-informed services from crisis response to long-term healing and recovery.