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About Alison Blackman Dunham (Aka. "Advice Sister Alison.")

Alison is a life & career expert, personal public relations consultant, author, and advice columnist. She is the creator of the Advice Sisters "Great Relationships" web sites: http://www.advicesisters.net and http://www.advicesisters.com. The Advice Sisters have been credited with bringing the advice/information genre, online, as described in the academic textbook: Marriage and Family Experience: Relationships Changing Society 8th Edition by Bryan Strong, Christine DeVault, Theodore F. Cohen (Thompson-Wadsworth,2004)

Alison is the author of: The Everything Dating Book, 2nd Edition (Adams Media, 2005), and YOU ARE THE PRODUCT - How To Sell Yourself To Employers (Piggle Press, 2000). Alison and her twin sister, Jessica Blackman Freedman, are co-authors of : RECRUITING LOVE - Using The Business Skills You Have to Find the Love You Want (Cyclone Books, 1998). Alison is a contributing author in: How To Survive Dating by Mark W. Bernstein (Hundreds of Heads Books, Inc., 2004) and The Last Job Search Guide You'll Ever Need - How to Find and Get the Job or Internship of Your Dreams (Astonishing Job Search Secrets Of The Most Experienced...Most Knowledgeable...And Most Respected Career Experts In The World) compiled by Steven J. Rothberg (CollegeRecruiter.com Books, 2002). She has also written four self-help E-books on social behavior, singles and dating, and wedding dilemmas and created/starred in "Making New Connections," a series of 5 compact disks about improving sociability.

Online, Alison is responsible for the Advice Sisters Great Relationships Web Site. Several years after the untimely death of her twin sister, she continues to write the Advice Sisters' unique, signature "Double-Take" two views (head & heart) advice columns as "Advice Sister Alison." She is also the author of the long-standing, highly respected column: "Ask Alison"- Managing Your Life & Career.

As an author and online counselor, and offline as an author and speaker, Alison is considered the virtual "best friend" of countless adults who rely on her to help them get success, develop great relationships, and make life easier and more fun.

Alison's work and advice has also appeared in online and print publications around the world including: American Singles, Vault, Porthole, MSNMatch.com, the Chicago Tribune, College Recruiter, The Wall Street Journal College Journal, Gotham Gazette, Matchnet, Campus Career Center, Career Magazine, Bliss, Chai Time, Emba.net, American Singles, Cupids Network, the Knot, the Discovery Channel , Relationship-Talk, Executive Female, Washington Woman, Savvy Magazine, Mademoiselle, Porthole, Oncology News International, InTouch, and local newspapers around the United States. Alison is an experienced public speaker and has appeared numerous local and national talk-shows, network news programs, podcasts, radio shows (including call-in shows) and panel discussions such as: Good Day New York (Channel 5), Good Day Sunday (Channel 5 NYC), Fox Morning News (Washington D.C.), Best Talk in Town (Channel 11, NYC, Staten Island Cable, Channel 9 News (NYC). Channel 11 News (NY), CNN, NBC News. ABC News, Knowledge Television, Talk News Television, CFPL - Canada. CHED - Canada, CKLW - Canada. KMSD - Pennsylvania, KVOX - North Dakota. KYKY - MO. KJN - MN, KLIX - ID KPNT - MO, KTEX- TX. KXL - OR, Q102 - PA, Star 105 - WA, WABJ - MI, WBEN - NY, WBBO - NJ, WBCB - TX, WCHS - WV, WBZ - MASS. WDEL - DEL, WGEE - WI. WHAM - NY, WHRV - VA, WINK - FL, WKCR - NY. WLAD - CT, WLTJ - PA, WLTW - NY, WLTZ - GA, WMX - MASS, WNYU - NY, WVON- NY, WWKB - NY, WXKS - MASS, WXLE, NY, WYRE - MD, E-Town Radio, NPR (nationala), Pulse Of The Planet, NPR (national) The MOTTS, Canada, SingleLiving (podcast) and Fashiontribes (podcast)

For her effects to inspire and empower others, Alison was named Writer of The Month by Writer's Success in December, 2004, and "Executive of the Month" by Delta Airlines in July, 1997. She has been recognized for her service to other through the Borough President of Brooklyn Howard Golden, Mayor Edward Rendell of Philadelphia, the Community Mayors of New York State, The Sunset Park Little League, and the Jewish Community House of Bensonhurst. She is also co-founder of the Metropolitan Tribe organization, a non-profit support network for creative entrepreneurs.

My passion is ...

my family

I know too much about ...

relationships and careers

My parents always told me ...

you don't always get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get

My childhood ambition ...

to be just what I am

My favorite memory ...

waking up, moving my hand to the right, connecting with my orange cat

Why I write ...

I can't think about doing anything else

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

more than 4 days worth of songs on my IPOD

My first job ...

working in a daycare center for emotionally disturbed children during Summers at College

My best moment ...

it hasn't arrived yet

My inspiration ...

my grandmother, the wisest woman on the planet-and my hope to leave the world a better place than when I entered it

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