About

Alison’s resume

Alison is the founding principal of Alison Rooney Communications, for which she writes, edits, and manages projects for clients in a range of industries. She’s been running her own show since 2001.

A New England native, Alison came to her forever home of Philadelphia in 1994 to train as a book editor at the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Five years later she went on to build the Museum’s Editorial & Graphic Design department. After many years as staff writer or editor at two of the city’s prestigious cultural institutions, Alison struck out on her own. She quickly built a loyal client base of museums, publishers, universities, for- and non-profit firms, and individuals with diverse communications needs up and down the East Coast. She’s been busy consulting ever since, in law, healthcare, and mission focused organizations of all sizes, with some stints as interim staff for institutes of higher education.

Relationships are the foundation of Alison’s work. She considers her role as a kind of communications doula—which sometimes requires advocacy, and other times midwifery. On any time table. An avid supporter of small women- and minority-owned businesses, she leads with her values—she can’t help but make their mission her passion. Alison’s a team builder and a team player, whom big organizations routinely trust to walk into a room to commune with leaders, donors, and key stakeholders. Her talent grows out of her genuine quest for fresh, meaningful ways to honor and advance the goals of who she’s writing for—so they can connect with who they care most about.

Alison is based just outside Philadelphia in Merchantville, New Jersey, where she’s living the dream. (She hopes to soon add a dog to her tribe.)

Volunteer advocacy experience