Allison Brenner, Executive Consultant with The Advisory Alliance, has over 14 years experience consulting to organizations, both public and private sector, providing expertise in Selection, Competency Modeling, Executive Coaching, Organizational Development, Training, and Assessment Centers.

Allison has worked with numerous organizations to evaluate, identify and develop best-in-class talent at all levels. Across her testing design experience, she has developed a variety of custom tailored solutions, including: Structured Interviews, In-Baskets, Group Exercises, and simulation exercises. Additional expertise includes developing competency models; designing and delivering employee and organizational surveys and assessments; as well as designing and facilitating structured focus groups and interviews.

Allison’s clients include the U.S. Department of Commerce, the Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Department of Labor, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Federal Bureau of Investigations, U.S. Coast Guard, Federal Aviation Administration, Internal Revenue Service, Social Security Administration, city and county police and fire departments, and corporations in private industry.

Her client work includes:

- Six successive years designing, developing, validating, training, and administrating selection assessment centers for the U.S. & Foreign Commercial Service involving 80 to 200 candidates.

- Developing, validating, training, and administrating promotional assessment centers for the Drug Enforcement Administration for up to 270 candidates at the GS-14 and GS-15 levels.

- Designing and conducting Behavioral Event Interviews for a Competency Modeling project for the GS-11 Customer Service Representative position within the Social Security Administration (2,100 employees). She also designed and led the delivery of the ensuing training program to develop current employees into exceptional quality CSRs.

- Conducting focus groups, interviews, surveys and analysis for an Organizational Assessment for the Office of Operations within the USDA, which resulted in recommendations for flattening a hierarchical structure, improving operational effectiveness and increasing morale.

- Executive Coaching for principals and employees of private-sector organizations.

Prior to her work in Coaching and I/O Psychology consulting, Allison studied behavior as a psychotherapist, conducting assessment and treatment in both inpatient and outpatient settings. She was a Program Coordinator and therapist for two Los Angeles Counseling Centers, a consultant to the Van Nuys Police Department, and the guest expert for a Los Angeles radio program. Allison served as membership committee co-chair in the Personnel Testing Council of the Metropolitan Washington, DC area and is a certified executive coach with ICF and CTI.

She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from S.U.N.Y. Stony Brook, a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Psychology from Antioch University, and has completed several doctoral-level courses in Industrial/Organizational Psychology at United States International University.