Alison Blackman Dunham is an author, columnist, relationship expert and personal public relations consultant. She has been widely quoted as a life and career empowerment expert and a relationship expert, and has held various executive positions in communications, management and economic development in the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

She holds a B.A. from Syracuse University and a Master of Public Administration degree from New York University’s Wagner School of Public Administration.

Alison’s writing career spans more than two decades and her work has appeared in numerous print and online publications. Alison and her twin sister, Jessica Blackman Freedman, are known as THE ADVICE SISTERS®,, touted as “The next ‘Ann & Abby’ for the new millennium” and “The Siskel & Ebert of Advice” for their signature ‘doubletake’ (two answers for each question) advice columns. They are also the authors of the exceptional book for adult singles Recruiting Love: Using the Business Skills You Have To Find The Love You Want, and they manage a free adult support forum online.

Alison also writes the highly acclaimed advice column Ask Alison: Managing Your Life & Career and is the author of You Are the Product: How To Sell Yourself To Employers, a 130 page-guide that will empower you with secrets to selling yourself that most of your competitors don’t even have a clue about. Once you learn how to sell yourself to a particular employer, you can win the job – even if you are competing against candidates with superior experience or education. For those who dread social, business and networking functions but want success in life, love and business, Alison has created a series of compact disks entitled, Make Great Connections.

Alison is the co-founder of THE METROPOLITAN TRIBE, a unique membership association of visual artists and creative individuals in related fields (e.g. writers, designers, craftspeople, media types, etc.) that brings artists together in positive, non-competitive, collaborative ways to share knowledge, resources, and support.

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