Stacie Weever (’07 M.Ed.), Allen launched her own photography company, Optical Poetry. Before her career as a photographer, she taught a number of subjects, including web design and English, at McKinney and Lovejoy High Schools. Her photography work has been nationally featured four times by Seniors Ignite, a publication featuring education for the new generation of senior photography innovators. She also worked with four fashion design students for a recent photo shoot. At UNT, she was the president of Alpha Lambda Delta and Phi Eta Sigma honor societies.