Born in Montréal, Québec, Alison Matthews grew up on the beautiful West Coast of Canada.

She is a voice instructor in the BFA Acting Program in the Drama Department at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Alberta, and Head of Coaching for the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia. She provides coaching for professional theatre companies across Canada.

A member of ACTRA/UBCP and Canadian Actor’s Equity, she has three decades of professional acting experience, working in theatre, film and tv, voice-over and narration.

Alison is a founding board member of the National Voice Association and currently serves as Member At Large and Co-Chair of the Membership Committee.