Alison is a familiar face in the housing sector having served as Chair of Colchester Borough Homes and the National Federation of ALMOs, a member of the CIH Governing Board and Chair of Broadland Housing Association. She is currently a Board member of Colne Housing Society and Tpas and is a co-founder of SHOUT, the social housing campaign group. She writes regularly for the trade press and has spoken at many housing events. She is known for her commitment to social housing, fairness and social justice, as well as her belief in the potential of people and communities to bring about change.