Allison graduated from Queens’ University Belfast in Biochemistry and Agricultural Chemistry, during which she was Irish Universities Champion and represented Ireland at the Equestrian World Student Games.

She is currently the Managing Director at The Concept Group, a Facilities Management Company which was set up with her two partners, which they ran successfully for over 20 years until the business was acquired by The Mount Charles Group in 2022.

Allison has had a love for most sports all her life, but particularly the equestrian section and has competed extensively in show jumping, working hunter, eventing and showing classes, and more recently championing her own homebred young stock.  She completed the relevant coaching and judging courses, and going forward as an Irish Pony Society and Dressage Judge.

She has been the Horse Sport Ireland Youth showjumping chairperson for 3 years, a director of Show Jumping Ireland, currently a director of the Northern Ireland Horse Board and a member of the RUAS Council.

Allison is very focused on youth having opportunities in sport, and women being encouraged to come back into sport. Allison is looking forward to using her experience from her equestrian background to other sporting activities where male and female athletes compete against each other on a level playing field.

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