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David McAllister

Board Member, Board Member

David received his BA in Broadcast Communications from Brigham Young University and his MA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He spent the initial 32 years of his career in film and video production, including a 19-year stint managing his own production company. The last 19 years of his career was spent with Caterpillar Inc., where he retired as the Manager of Creative Services. Since his retirement, David has turned his efforts toward volunteer work. This has included serving a mission with his wife, Lois, for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the England Manchester Mission and serving in the Nauvoo, Illinois Temple. David is also the Director of Video Production for Their Story is Our Story (TSOS), as well as a member of the TSOS Board of Directors.

What would you do if you had to leave everything behind?

By the end of 2025, more than 117.8 million people worldwide had been forcibly displaced by war, persecution, or human rights abuses — and 45 million of them are children.

They arrive in refugee camps and countries seeking safety and carrying little: legal papers, if they're lucky. A backpack. A child's hand in theirs.

What they carry that we can't see is heavier: fractured families, homes they'll never return to, professions they loved, friends and relatives they may never see again.

In a climate where immigrant stories are often ignored or twisted, we believe stories are a form of justice. When someone shares what they survived, they reclaim their voice. When we amplify it through film, photography, and advocacy, the world listens. Hearts soften. Policy begins to shift.

Because when a lawmaker sees a person instead of a statistic, and a neighbor understands instead of fears, rebuilding becomes possible.

Your support helps us share these stories where they matter most.

— Kristen Smith Dayley, Executive Director, Their Story is Our Story

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