Appointed February 2023

Alison has over 40 years of experience in statutory and strategic planning for state and local government and private practice. Alison has been a Director of SJB Planning since 2005. Prior to this, she was Director of Environmental and Commu­nity Management for Leichhardt Council and has worked in a number of local government organisations and at the then Department of Urban Planning.

Alison is experi­enced in all facets of urban and regional planning, including local government administration, statutory and strategic planning processes, policy development, public participation, appeals and conflict resolution. She is currently the chair of the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Planning Panel and Canada Bay and City of Ryde Local Planning Panels.