Allison Hamel

Assistant General Manager

Allison Hamel grew up in Bend, Oregon. She left the West Coast to study at Lake Forest College in Chicago where she graduated magna cum laude with a double major in biology and anthropology. After school, Allison lived in East Africa where she led a study abroad program focused on anthropological research. She started her New York hospitality career at Carbone, where she worked as a host. Allison then jumped to Major Food Group’s then-new Midtown outpost The Lobster Club before heading back downtown to Dirty French. In August 2019, Allison joined the team at Crown Shy where she worked as a manager until she took the 21 car to the spire of the building to join the opening team at SAGA.