A two-time graduate of The Ohio State University, Maddie Allman is a proud Buckeye. Maddie graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Agriculture in May 2022, majoring in Community Leadership: Community and Extension Education with a double minor in Youth Development and Rural Sociology. In August of 2025, she completed her Master of Science degree in Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership with a specialization in Community and Extension Education. After growing up in rural Vinton County, Ohio, Maddie traces her passions back to her Appalachian roots. Maddie currently works for Ohio State University Extension as the Jackson County 4-H Youth Development Extension Educator.

As an undergraduate, Maddie completed an undergraduate research thesis titled, “Utilizing the Community Capitals Framework & Community Network Mapping to Understand the Effects of COVID-19 and Federal Stimulus Bills on Poverty in Vinton County, OH.” Her undergraduate research is one of the first research case studies on community development initiatives in Vinton County, OH and is a base case study for Appalachian community leaders across the region. For her graduate research thesis, Maddie completed a study titled "Emerging Adulthood in Appalachian Ohio: The Rural Brain Drain Dilemma" which focused on the rural brain drain phenomenon occuring among 18-25-year-olds in the Appalachian Region of Ohio. One day, she hopes to complete a doctoral program and continue her research on community development and youth development practices in the Appalachian region of the United States.

In her spare time, Maddie enjoys traveling, gardening, kayaking, spending every fall Friday, Saturday, and Sunday watching football with her partner Josh, completing improvement projects for their new home, and spending time with their dog Goose.