She is also a former fellow of the Swedish Institute of Management where she pursued postgraduate studies in Advanced International Management. On a USAID Award to the Jamaican Institute of Management she also holds certification in Telemarketing Sales Management from the American Management Association in New York.

A scholarship recipient of the Inter American Foundation, Alison pursued an Inter American Development Bank Sponsored Conference on Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Panama where she participated in a special session of the Global Report Initiative.

She is an Executive Member of the United Nations Association of Jamaica, a member of the Jamaican German Society, the Alliance Francaise of Jamaica and the Venezuelan Institute of Cultural Cooperation.

Alison is the former Corporate Communications Manager at the Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) where she established the Society’s Public Relations Department and was instrumental in making it a household name in Jamaica and the region.

Her work at JNBS is widely recognised and has earned her several awards, including “Principal at large” for Secondary Schools in the Eastern Region of the Island, an honour bestowed on her by the JNBS sponsored Eastern Secondary Schools’ Sports Association Championships for the major initiatives she introduced to make for the success of the programme over the years. She served the JNBS for over 14 years in various capacities including Public Relations, Marketing and Advertising Manager as well as Staff Director.
A Patron and member of the Company Dance Theatre, she is also a founding member of the troupe’s Repertory Ensemble, an offshoot of the Tony Wilson School for Modern Dance.

Alison’s many interests include International Business and International Relations, the Arts, Culture, Travel, Creative and Travel Writing. She is also a budding flautist