Allie Bones

Bones was born Allie Gorelick.[1] She is Jewish.[1][2] Bones completed a bachelor's degree in family studies from the University of Arizona.[3] She earned a master of social worker in May 2001 from the Arizona State University.[3]

During Bones' second year graduate school, she interned for the Arizona Coalition Against Domestic Violence.[1] In 2001, she worked as the coalition's lobbyist, during which she met Katie Hobbs who was the director of government relations for the Sojourner Center.[1] She later served as the chief executive officer of the Arizona Coalition to End Sexual and Domestic Violence for 11 years.[4]

Bones joined governor Janet Napolitano's office for children, youth and families, division for women as a senior program analyst for violence against women.[3] She later joined the Arizona department of economic security as the state homeless coordinator and program manager for domestic violence, homeless, and hunger programs.[5][4]

In January 2019, Bones was selected by Arizona secretary of state Katie Hobbs as the assistant secretary of state.[4][6] She held the position through January 2, 2023.[4] In the role, she was vice chair of the Arizona Complete Count Committee regarding the 2020 census.[4] In November 2022, Bones was named as Hobbs' incoming chief of staff.[4] On May 25, 2023, Bones resigned her position as chief of staff.[7]