CCAE Director Profile - Alison Holt

Alison Holt
Vice-President, Communications
Vice-Principal, Advancement
Greenwood College School

Duties:

During a two-year term, the Vice-President, Communications carries out the following duties:

1. Oversees the Communications Committee to provide for and produce the communications needs of the Board via vehicles such as the e-newsletter and the online community;
2. Oversees the Awards Committee;
3. Keeps informed about educational issues affecting the needs of CCAE and its members;
4. Assists in program planning and implementation of activities for the Board of Directors; and
5. May be asked to assume the Presidency, subject to approval by the Board of Directors, in the event that the office of President becomes vacant.

Profile:

Alison Holt started in educational advancement in 1988 as Assistant Editor of the Queen’s University Alumni Review magazine. She worked at Queen’s, her alma mater, for 11 years, in alumni relations, advancement and campaign communications, and marketing communications. In 2000, Alison joined the University of Toronto as Associate Director, Alumni Relations, managing the central alumni office. Alison started at Greenwood College School at its inception in 2002, launching the Advancement Office. She is now responsible for fundraising, marketing, communications, constituent relations, student recruitment, and admissions.

Alison organized CCAE workshops in the 1990s and joined the CCAE-Ontario Board in 2004, that same year becoming the liaison from the Ontario Board to the national Board. She chaired the Communications Committee that oversaw the redesign of the CCAE website in 2006-07 and has served as Vice-President, Communications since 2007-08.

Says Alison Holt:

“What I have enjoyed most about being on the CCAE Board is the chance to spend time with energetic, informed, creative colleagues from across the country; to share ideas and common experiences; and to work towards a common goal of improving our profession and better supporting education. I would like to see CCAE continue to transform into a professional, high-performance group that supports its members at an exceptional level. I believe we have a good foundation on which to grow, and some terrific people in place to make it happen.”