She has been a LEED accredited professional since 2007, and Certified Passive House Consultant since 2011. She is a member of the Passive House Alliance as well as a member of NESEA. A licensed architect for over 10 years, Alison has designed a number of net-energy zero residences, commercial and municipal projects in towns across the Cape. She has collaborated with a number of local environmentally-responsible professionals to refine and improve design elements of specific projects and has experience presenting projects to various local regulatory boards. She currently serves on the Board of Cape and Islands Self Reliance and the Wheldon Memorial Library in West Barnstable. She received her Masters of Architecture from MIT in 2001 and has an AB in architecture from Princeton University.