Alison has spent her career working in advancement, marketing and communications. As Managing Director, Offord Group and Senior Consultant & Principal, Marts & Lundy, she provides strategic management consulting to the charitable sector. Among her clients are many higher education clients, as well as organizations from arts and culture, health, and social services. Alison has a long history as a volunteer with Queen’s. She is a member of University Council, where she sits on the Executive and the Nominating Committee. She has served as the Chair of the University Council Reform Group, as Council’s Vice-Chair, and as a member of the Chancellor’s Selection Committee and the Queen’s Alumni Association Board. She was a Queen’s advancement staff member from 1988-99. Alison also sits on the Advisory Board of LEAP/The Pecaut Centre and the Montcrest School Board of Governors. Elected by the University Council to the Board of Trustees - current term to 2021. Current term on University Council to 2020.