Alison has held senior financial management and leadership positions in the Queensland public sector for over 16 years, including as Chief Financial Officer for the Department of State Development. She joined the Department of Education in 2018. Alison draws on her wide experience in government administration, and financial management across budgets, financial accounting, financial operations and systems and audit, to manage the department's $10 billion plus budget and complex strategic and policy landscape.
Alison is a member of CPA Australia and holds a Bachelor of Electronic Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Queensland.