Allison is the current Board Chair of the Victorian TAFE Association.  She holds this position in her capacity as Board Chair of Wodonga TAFE.  She joined the Wodonga TAFE Board in late 2015 and has been serving in the position of Chair since 2016.

Allison is a retired public practice accountant, having been a director of a firm in Wodonga that offered taxation and financial advisory services.  She has significant governance experience on local Boards and Committees.  Along with chairing the Board of Wodonga TAFE and the VTA, she also chairs the Board of BankWAW (a regional customer owned bank).  Allison has also previously served on the Board of Albury Wodonga Health, has been President of the Wodonga Chamber of Commerce, and chaired the Rural Housing Network Board (now Beyond Housing). She has also served on local advisory committees from time to time.