Alison Link

Alison Link serves as the Policy and Community Outreach Coordinator for Healthy Lamoille Valley since August 2017 while also holding a part-time faculty position at Johnson State College, teaching courses in Criminal and Restorative Justice and Forensic Psychology. As a consultant for Phoenix House, Alison provides annual staff training on leisure literacy development related to substance abuse and incarceration. Alison founded and directs The Leisure Link, Inc., focusing on leisure education and development. Previous roles include Assistant Director of Experiential Learning at Brandeis University, where Alison supported strategic planning and faculty development, and Director of the Summer Tennis & Reading Program at Tenacity, Inc., overseeing program management for over 5,000 youth. Educational credentials include a PhD in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University, an MA from New York University, and a BA from Brown University.