Alison S. Westbrook, SHRM-CP is a dynamic HR leader with a unique background in intercultural experiential education. Over the past 15 years, she has designed and led a variety of leadership programs in diverse cultural contexts. Since September 2022, Alison has served as the principal architect of the employee experience, leading major change initiatives and building the national people infrastructure necessary to scale the mission while driving the institutionalization of equity and belonging in our workplace.

Alison is a lifelong language lover, with a BA in Linguistics and having studied more than a half dozen languages (most recently, ASL). In addition to culture, language, and leadership, Alison is passionate about nature and good food. She’s a founding member of her local community garden and, together with her spouse, is a year-round vendor at the Durham Farmers’ Market. Drawing inspiration from her journey as a new parent and the quiet wisdom of her favorite children’s book, The Other Way to Listen by Byrd Baylor, Alison is hopeful for a future in which all children develop the capacity for deep reflection and a lasting connection with the natural world.