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, where she also coordinates the MFA Program in Theatre Voice Pedagogy. Her creative research is in her role as Head of Coaching for the Bard on the Beach Shakespeare Festival in Vancouver, British Columbia, and she provides coaching for other professional theatre companies across Canada.

A member of ACTRA/UBCP and Canadian Actor’s Equity, Alison has over 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 Co-Chair of the Conference Committee.