Alison Durnford

Alison Durnford has a diverse work experience in various industries. Alison is currently working at Meridian Energy as a Project Office Manager in Renewable Construction. Prior to that, they worked at Sabre Corporation for six years as a Senior Sales and Account Manager, where they demonstrated a strong history of achieving and exceeding sales targets. Alison also has experience as an Event Account Manager at Karstens and as a Senior Corporate Travel Consultant at American Express Global Business Travel. Alison started their career at Medwestern Lifestyle Events LTD as an Administrator and Personal Assistant. Additionally, they worked as an International Corporate Travel Consultant at TravelEdge Corporate and as an International Leisure Travel Consultant at Air New Zealand.

Alison Durnford has a Diploma in Event Management with PR, Eco-Events & Wedding Planning modules from Event Management Training in London. Their field of study was Meeting and Event Planning. Alison also holds National Certificates in Travel and Tourism with IATA modules from Tourism at Travel Careers and Training, specializing in Tourism and Travel Services Management.

In addition to their formal education, Alison has obtained various certifications. These include "Project Management Foundations: Lessons Learned," "Marketing Communications," "Project Management: Technical Projects," "Project Leadership," "Creating Positive Conversations with Challenging Customers," "Listening to Customers," "Persuasive Selling," "Soft Skills for Sales Professionals," "Cert Prep: Scrum Master," "Project Management Simplified," "Sales Strategies and Approaches in a New World of Selling," "Construction Management Foundations," "Google Analytics Essential Training," "Online Marketing Foundations," "SEO Foundations," "Cert Prep: Project Management Professional (PMP)," and "Marketing Tools: Digital Marketing."

All the certifications were obtained from LinkedIn, with varying dates from 2016 to 2022.