Alison is a 1986 graduate of Mohawk's Computer Systems Technology Program. She is now a North American Bid Director for Enterprise Services at Hewlett-Packard, where she leads teams for the most strategic services opportunities within Canada.

In 1990, Alison, along with the Ministry of Health and many distinguished health care professionals, inaugurated a computer system to network Ontario's nine transplant hospitals.

This unique system helped save the lives of many transplant recipients and became a prototype for the allocation of resources within health care.

Alison supports a variety of learning programs, including Junior Achievement and the Economics of Staying in School (ESIS) program focusing on a message to girls about the importance of technology and is a Career Coach for Halton Industry Education Council.

She is active in her local community as a Board of Director Member for the Toronto Distress Centres, as the IT Advisor, is the Founder of Food for the Soul – where students are making passionate & successful contributions to their lives through creating a sustainable pay-it-forward gardening lifecycle that continues to infuse their mind & bodies. She is a public speaker instructor and mentor for all that desire to make contributions to their lives.

Alison has won numerous awards for her dedication and performance with Hewlett-Packard and her community.