An experienced communications specialist, Allison has worked both client-side and agency-side, for blue-chip organisations and has won awards for campaigns in Eurobest, ARDA, and PRide. Allison was nominated for a prestigious CIPR Excellence Award for Outstanding Independent Practitioner in 2017 and has also been part of the judging panel for both the CIPR national Excellence and regional PRide awards. As a respected journalist, under her pen-name CAT, Allison’s words have appeared extensively in offline press, online media, and radio. She has hosted a weekly radio show on a number of national stations, recorded voiceovers for radio jingles and sweepers, and podcast introductions and her podcast series CATtales is broadcast internationally. Allison has also written, edited, and contributed to a number of published books as well as tutored for many educational establishments.