Experience

• Independent Novelist

  Comprehensive Editor

  EDITORIAL EXPERIENCE
  “The Favor” Chicago, IL 2014 – 2015
  Comprehensive Editor
  • Provided comprehensive editing and re-writing of this novel for the author.
  • Coordinated all aspects of publishing, including copyediting for spelling and grammar, proofreading, formatting and design.
  

• Columbia College Chicago

  Adjunct Faculty

  Alison worked at Columbia College Chicago as a Adjunct Faculty

• Wedding Chicago, Inc.

  Producer

  Wedding Chicago, Inc. Chicago, IL 2005 – 2017
  Producer
  • Produced and emceed the annual “Wedding Chicago Bridal Brunch & Fashion Show”.
  • Managed the event logistics for 200 attendees and 50 vendors at various locations including the Millennium Knickerbocker Hotel, River East Art Center, and the Great Hall of Cafe Brauer.
  • Resolved discrepancies and over/under budget problems.
  • Entered, tracked and maintained documentation and logs of financial transactions.
  • Facilitated the reconciliation of accounts and reviewed budget statements.
  • Communicated accurate event plans to production staff and attended pre-production meetings.
  • Coordinated panel discussions with designers from wedding and fashion companies, including Nicole Miller and MAC Makeup.